formic acid
Noun
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Noun
formic acid (uncountable)
- (organic compound) The simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH, a colourless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odour; it is present in the stings of ants, bees and nettles, and is prepared industrially by the oxidation of methanol or formaldehyde; it has some industrial uses, and its esters, the formates are used in perfumes.
- E236 when used as a food preservative
- methanoic acid
- German: Ameisensäure
- Portuguese: ácido fórmico
- Russian: муравьи́ная кислота́
- Spanish: ácido fórmico
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