Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., an oxalate in which only one of the hydrogen atoms of the acid is replaced by a metal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base; an acid oxalate.
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- noun chemistry A
salt having two equivalents ofoxalic acid to one of thebase ; anacid oxalate .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The acid of sorrel is very prononcé, and is what chemists term a binoxalate of potash; that is, a combination of oxalic acid with potash.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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The acid of sorrel is very prononcé, and is what chemists term a binoxalate of potash; that is, a combination of oxalic acid with potash.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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A very common method employed by forgers to give an appearance of age to the ink used in spurious old documents is to mix with ordinary ink, muriatic acid, oxalic acid, or binoxalate of potash.
The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents Douglas Blackburn 1893
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A white precipitate will be seen in the tube if either oxalic acid or binoxalate of potash has been employed.
The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents Douglas Blackburn 1893
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The astringency of the root of the dock is due to tannic acid, and the acidulousness of the leaves to tartaric acid and the binoxalate of potash.
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The acid taste is owing to binoxalate of potash and tartaric acid; this is almost destroyed by drying.
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