formic acid
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formic acid
[for´mik]a colorless, pungent liquid with vesicant properties, from nettles and ants and other insects; derivable from oxalic acid and from glycerin and from the oxidation of formaldehyde.
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for·mic ac·id
(fōr'ik as'id),HCOOH; the smallest carboxylic acid; a strong caustic, used as an astringent and counterirritant.
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for·mic ac·id
(fōr'mik as'id)The smallest carboxylic acid; a strong caustic, used as an astringent and counterirritant.
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formic acid (methanoic acid)
a colourless, corrosive, fuming liquid with a pungent smell. It occurs in ants and in certain plants and is the simplest of the CARBOXYLIC ACIDS. Formula: HCOOH.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005