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Formic acid — Formic For mic, a. [L. formica an ant: cf. F. formique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, ants; as, formic acid; in an extended sense, pertaining to, or derived from, formic acid; as, formic ether. [1913 Webster] {Amido formic acid},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
formic acid — ► NOUN Chemistry ▪ an irritant acid present in the fluid emitted by some ants. ORIGIN formic from Latin formica ant … English terms dictionary
formic acid — Chem., Pharm. a colorless, irritating, fuming, water soluble liquid, CH2O2, originally obtained from ants and now manufactured synthetically, used in dyeing and tanning and in medicine chiefly as a counterirritant and astringent. [1785 95] * * *… … Universalium
formic acid — HCOOH; the smallest carboxylic acid; a strong caustic, used as an astringent and counterirritant. * * * formic acid n a colorless pungent fuming vesicant liquid acid CH2O2 found esp. in ants and in many plants and used chiefly in dyeing and… … Medical dictionary
Formic acid — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Ameisensäure Andere Namen Formylsäure Formalinsäure … Deutsch Wikipedia
formic acid — skruzdžių rūgštis statusas T sritis chemija formulė HCOOH atitikmenys: angl. formic acid rus. муравьиная кислота ryšiai: sinonimas – metano rūgštis … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Formic acid fuel cell — Direct formic acid fuel cells or DFAFCs are a subcategory of proton exchange membrane fuel cells where, the fuel, formic acid, is not reformed, but fed directly to the fuel cell. Their applications include small, portable electronics such as… … Wikipedia
Formic acid fuel cell — Die Ameisensäure Brennstoffzelle (FAFC von englisch: Formic acid fuel cell) ist eine Brennstoffzelle, bei der Ameisensäure als Brennstoff benutzt wird. Als Elektrolyt wird, wie bei der DMFC, eine protonenleitende Membran (z.B. Nafion) verwendet.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Formic acid (data page) — This page provides supplementary chemical data on formic acid. Material Safety Data Sheet The handling of this chemical may incur notable safety precautions. It is highly recommend that you seek the Material Safety Datasheet (MSDS) for this… … Wikipedia
formic acid — [ fɔ:mɪk] noun Chemistry an irritant volatile organic acid present in the fluid emitted by some ants; methanoic acid. [HCOOH.] Origin C18: formic from L. formica ant … English new terms dictionary
