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n. - A salt or ester of a similarly named acid.

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  • Limiting meat, salt, and foods high in oxalate (eg, green leafy vegetables, chocolate, nuts) in the diet may also be recommended.
  • The precipitate is thorium oxalate, which is washed with hot water, dried, and ignited.
  • Matlaga explains that kidney stones are often caused by an excess of a dietary component known as oxalate, which normally binds with calcium and is flushed out of the body.
  • The standard ferric oxalate solution is also found in commerce.
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