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formic
[ fawr-mik ]
formic
/ ˈfɔːmɪk /
adjective
- of, relating to, or derived from ants
- of, containing, or derived from formic acid
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Word History and Origins
Origin of formic1
1785–95; irregular < Latin formīca ant. Cf. French formique
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Word History and Origins
Origin of formic1
C18: from Latin formīca ant; the acid occurs naturally in ants
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Example Sentences
The distillate "B" may contain formic, acetic, propionic, butyric and benzoic acids.
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The acids of perspiration (acetic, formic, and butyric) often become so concentrated that they act on the fiber of the fabric.
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Salts, in which one atom of hydrogen in formic acid is replaced by a metal or other basic radical.
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Formic acid was supposed to be an oxide of formyl; and chloroform, the terchloride of formyl.
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It manifests this peculiarity because of the volatile formic acid which it contains.
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