FORMIC ACID


Meaning of FORMIC ACID in English

[for.mic acid] n [irreg. fr. L formica ant--more at pismire] (1791): a colorless pungent fuming vesicant liquid acid found esp. in ants and in many plants and used chiefly in dyeing and finishing textiles

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