FORMIC ACID


Meaning of FORMIC ACID in English

Chem., Pharm.

a colorless, irritating, fuming, water-soluble liquid, CH 2 O 2 , originally obtained from ants and now manufactured synthetically, used in dyeing and tanning and in medicine chiefly as a counterirritant and astringent.

[ 1785-95 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .