English dictionary

formic acid

/'f/O/rm/I/k_'/&/s/I/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a colorless pungent fuming vesicatory liquid acid HCOOH found naturally in ants and many plants or made catalytically from carbon monoxide and steam; used in finishing textiles and paper and in the manufacture of insecticides and fumigants

noun.substance

Source: WordNet 3.0