1788 J. St. John tr. L. B. Guyton de Morveau et al. Method Chym. Nomencl. 144 Oxalats, salts formed by the combination of the oxalic acid with different bases. The greater number of these salts have not been named in the old nomenclature.

1791 W. Hamilton tr. C.-L. Berthollet Elements Art of Dyeing I. 243 The acidulous oxalate of pot-ash may also be employed for this purpose.

1807 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 97 303 The lime was precipitated by oxalat of ammonia.

1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. xxxiv. 302 Oxalic acid is a bibasic acid, and forms two classes of salts called Hydric Oxalates and Oxalates.

1889 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 297 Time..is required for the development of a good negative, both with the pyro and oxalate developer.

1922 T. M. Lowry Inorg. Chem. x. 109 It was already known that two series of oxalates existed, namely, the neutral oxalates and the binoxalates, the latter containing twice as much acid as was necessary to neutralise the base.

1995 Newsweek 31 July 30/1 Some foods that are high in oxalate are asparagus, beets, kale,..and tea.

1846 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 6) 542/2 Oxalatic, Oxalaticus, relating to Oxalates: hence Oxalatic Diathesis is the habit of body which favours the formation and deposition of oxalates from the urine.

1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Oxalatic diathesis, the oxalic Diathesis.

1894 Proc. Royal Soc. 55 200 If the blood be examined by drawing 3 c.c. in to a test tube, oxalating, centrifuging, and making films from the separated layer of leucocytes, examples can usually be then found without very prolonged search.

1911 Amer. Jrnl. Physiol. 29 204 The tissue extract was itself oxalated to remove any calcium that may have been present.

1934 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 7 July 10/2 Blood collected under paraffin was oxalated and centrifuged and the plasma examined spectroscopically.

1954 Blood 9 610 The serum was decanted and 2·8 ml. were oxalated by adding 0·5 ml. of 0·1 M. potassium oxalate.