[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
FORMIC ACID
Meaning of FORMIC ACID in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012