formic acid
/ˈfɔːmɪk/noun
mass noun
1- Chemistry a colourless irritant volatile acid made catalytically from carbon monoxide and steam. It is present in the fluid emitted by some ants.【化】甲酸, 蚁酸。
1.1
- Alternative name: methanoic acid; chem. formula: HCOOH.又名： methanoic acid; 化学分子式： HCOOH.
派生词
formate
noun词源
late 18th cent.: formic from Latin formica 'ant'.