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formic(dictionary)
formic acid(medicine)
formic aldehyde(medicine)
formic acid(encyclopedia)

formic (iou)



formic adjective. L18.
[formed as FORMICA noun1: see -IC.]
Chemistry. formic acid, a colourless irritant volatile liquid carboxylic acid, HCOOH, produced by various insects (esp. ants) and plants, and used in tanning and dyeing; methanoic acid. L18.
Of or pertaining to ants. rare. E19.