formic acid
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formic acid
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The simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH, a colourless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odour systematically known as methanoic acid; it is present in the stings of ants, bees and nettles, and is prepared industrially by the oxidation of methanol or formaldehyde; it has some industrial uses, and its esters, the formates are used in perfumes.
The ant has made himself illustrious / Through constant industry industrious. / So what? / Would you be calm and placid / If you were full of formic acid?
Similar: E236, methanoic acid
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noun methanoic acid
| Español | ácido fórmico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 蟻酸 gisan |
| 中文 | 甲酸 jiǎsuān, 蟻酸 /蚁酸 yǐsuān |
| Português | ácido fórmico |
| Français | acide formique |
| Deutsch | Ameisensäure |
| Ελληνικά | μυρμηκικό οξύ myrmikikó oxý |
| Română | acid formic |
| Русский | муравьи́ная кислота́ muravʹínaja kislotá |
| العربية | حمض الفورميك |
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