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 ]
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 . 2012