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calcium oxalate

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noun

  1. a white, crystalline powder, CaC 2 O 4 , insoluble in water, used in making oxalic acid.


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The results yield a surprise: "We found that part of the cadmium is stored in calcium oxalate crystals in roots and branches of the cacao plant, which was unexpected," explains Blommaert.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024

Chewing a portion of its stem can render someone temporarily but painfully speechless, as the calcium oxalate crystals in it can cause throat and mouth swelling.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2023

In their recent research, summarized in Nature Reviews Urology, the researchers primarily used GeoBioCell to study growing calcium oxalate crystals, which account for about 70 percent of kidney stones.

From Scientific American • Sep. 1, 2021

I identify the markers of specific natural products: Tartaric acid is a fingerprint compound for grapes in the Middle East, for example, while calcium oxalate points to the presence of barley beer.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2015

Apparently calcium oxalate passes through the intestine unchanged in both species of Peromyscus, for their urine is clear and yellowish.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.

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