Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ethanedioic_acid

1 sense of ethanedioic acid

Sense 1
oxalic acid, ethanedioic acid -- (a toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in chemical analysis)
       => acid -- (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)