“FORMIC”

The following 2 entries include the term FORMIC.

formic acid

noun

: a colorless pungent fuming vesicant liquid acid CH2O2 found especially in ants and in many plants and used chiefly in dyeing and finishing textiles

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formic aldehyde

noun

: formaldehyde

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