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  1. formic acidnoun

    Synonyms:
    methanoic acid, E236, preservative

  2. formic acidnoun

    The simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH, a colourless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odour; 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.

    Synonyms:
    methanoic acid, preservative, E236

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  1. formic acidnoun

    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

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