formate
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formate¹
- /ˈfɔː(ɹ)meɪt/
noun formates
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Any salt or ester of formic acid.
But most likely my judgement was distorted by my contempt for his acting the young buck [...] for ever waxing his moustaches and loading himself with medicaments supposed to replace the failing sap of youth, glycerophosphates, formates, nux vomica, yohimba, damiana.
Similar: methanoate
formate²
- /fɔː(ɹ)ˈmeɪt/
Where it comes from
Back-formation from formation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).
verb formates · formating · formated
- To assemble flying aircraft into formation; to fly in formation. Tiger Moths from the Reserve Flying Schools at Rochester and Cambridge competed with each other at formating in the gusty conditions, Rochester just winning.
Translations
Talk about this word "formate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/formate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. formate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/formate "formate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/formate.Cite this
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title = {formate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/formate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
