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Abstract
A strong dicarboxylic acid occurring in many plants and vegetables. It is produced in the body by metabolism of glyoxylic acid or ascorbic acid. It is not metabolized but excreted in the urine. It is used as an analytical reagent and general reducing agent.
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- Acid, Oxalic
- Aluminum Oxalate
- Ammonium Oxalate
- Chromium (2+) Oxalate
- Chromium (3+) Oxalate (3:2)
- Chromium Oxalate
- Diammonium Oxalate
- Dilithium Oxalate
- Dipotassium Oxalate
- Disodium Oxalate
- Ferric Oxalate
- Iron (2+) Oxalate (1:1)
- Iron (3+) Oxalate
- Iron Oxalate
- Magnesium Oxalate
- Magnesium Oxalate (1:1)
- Manganese (2+) Oxalate (1:1)
- Monoammonium Oxalate
- Monohydrogen Monopotassium Oxalate
- Monopotassium Oxalate
- Monosodium Oxalate
- Potassium Chromium Oxalate
- Potassium Oxalate
- Potassium Oxalate (2:1)
- Sodium Oxalate
- Oxalate, Aluminum
- Oxalate, Chromium
- Oxalate, Diammonium
- Oxalate, Dilithium
- Oxalate, Dipotassium
- Oxalate, Disodium
- Oxalate, Ferric
- Oxalate, Iron
- Oxalate, Magnesium
- Oxalate, Monoammonium
- Oxalate, Monohydrogen Monopotassium
- Oxalate, Monopotassium
- Oxalate, Monosodium
- Oxalate, Potassium
- Oxalate, Potassium Chromium
- Oxalate, Sodium
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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1999; for ALUMINUM OXALATE, CHROMIUM OXALATE, DIPOTASSIUM OXALATE, POTASSIUM CHROMIUM OXALATE, and SODIUM OXALATE use OXALATES 1992-2012; for AMMONIUM OXALATE, CHROMIUM (2+) OXALATE, CHROMIUM (3+) OXALATE (3:2), DIAMMONIUM OXALATE, DILITHIUM OXALATE, DISODIUM OXALATE, IRON (2+) OXALATE (1:1), IRON (3+) OXALATE, IRON OXALATE, MAGNESIUM OXALATE (1:1), MANGANESE (2+) OXALATE (1:1), MONOAMMONIUM OXALATE, MONOPOTASSIUM OXALATE, MONOSODIUM OXALATE, POTASSIUM OXALATE, and POTASSIUM OXALATE (2:1) use OXALATES 1999-2012
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- Oxalates (1979-1998)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Oxalic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019815. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019815
- Oxalic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalic_acid
- Oxalic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184832