methanoic acid en · NOUN
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Meanings
- (uncountable) The simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH, a colorless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odor; it is present in the stings of ants, bees and nettles, and is prepared industrially by oxidation of methanol or formaldehyde; it has some industrial uses, and its esters, the methanoates, are used in perfumes.
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sv metansyra (formic acid) · yue 甲酸 (formic acid) · fr acide méthanoïque (formic acid) · da methansyre (formic acid) · pl kwas mrówkowy (formic acid) · es ácido metanoico (formic acid) · de Methansäure (formic acid) · cy asid methanöig (formic acid) · fi metaanihappo (formic acid) · cmn 甲酸 (formic acid)