FORMIC ACID


Meaning of FORMIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfȯr-mik- ]

noun

Etymology: irregular from Latin formica ant — more at pismire

Date: 1790

: a colorless pungent fuming vesicant liquid acid CH 2 O 2 found especially in ants and in many plants and used chiefly in dyeing and finishing textiles

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