formic

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Of or pertaining to ants
Of, pertaining to or derived from formic acid (or from methane)
{a} pertaining to ants
{s} pertaining to ants; (Chemistry) of formic acid (acid formerly obtained from ants)
of or containing or derived from formic acid of or relating to or derived from ants
Pertaining to, or derived from, ants; as, formic acid; in an extended sense, pertaining to, or derived from, formic acid; as, formic ether
of or relating to or derived from ants
of or containing or derived from formic acid
formic acid
The simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH, a colourless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odour; it is present in the stings of ants, bees and nettles, and is prepared industrially by the oxidation of methanol or formaldehyde; it has some industrial uses, and its esters, the formates are used in perfumes
formic acid
A colorless caustic fuming liquid, HCOOH, used in dyeing and finishing textiles and paper and in the manufacture of fumigants, insecticides, and refrigerants. Simplest carboxylic acid, chemical formula HCOOH. It is secreted by some insects, especially red ants (its name comes from the Latin word for ant), in their bite or sting. It has many industrial uses, in textile and leather manufacture, as an industrial solvent, and as an intermediate
formic acid
a colorless pungent fuming vesicatory liquid acid HCOOH found naturally in ants and many plants or made catalytically from carbon monoxide and steam; used in finishing textiles and paper and in the manufacture of insecticides and fumigants
formic

    Silbentrennung

    for·mic

    Türkische aussprache

    fôrmîk

    Aussprache

    /ˈfôrmək/ /ˈfɔːrmɪk/

    Etymologie

    () From Latin formica (“ant”).
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