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formic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪk/

Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin formīca (“ant”) + -ic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to ants.
  2. (not-comparable) Of, pertaining to or derived from formic acid (or from methane).

Deriveds

performic · formate · formication · formamide · chloroformic

Relateds

formyl · formo- · form-

Synonyms

antly

Translations (8)

pl mrówkowy (of formic acid) · es fórmico (of formic acid) · ca fòrmic (of formic acid) · pt fórmico (of formic acid) · it formico (of formic acid) · fr formique (of formic acid) · cy methanöig (of formic acid) · cy fformig (of formic acid)