formic acid
for·mic acid
noun \ˈfȯr-mik-\Definition of FORMIC ACID
: a colorless pungent fuming vesicant liquid acid CH2O2 found especially in ants and in many plants and used chiefly in dyeing and finishing textiles
See Origin of FORMIC ACID
irregular from Latin formica ant — more at pismire
First Known Use: 1790
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