oxalic acid
noun
ox·al·ic acid
(ˌ)äk-ˈsa-lik-
: a poisonous strong acid (COOH)2 or H2C2O4 that occurs in various plants (such as spinach) as oxalates and is used especially as a bleaching or cleaning agent and as a chemical intermediate
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