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
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Entry uses potassium formate, derived from formic acid, a common and easily-synthesized compound.
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By using glycerol, Kenis says that his team was able to reduce the overpotential in that part of their system by nearly two-thirds and churn out formic acid, which is widely used in chemical synthesis.
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After helping to make important proteins, formaldehyde gets turned into formic acid and exits the body through urine.
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: 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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