formic acid

noun

🔊/ˌfɔːmɪk ˈæsɪd/

🔊/ˌfɔːrmɪk ˈæsɪd/

[uncountable] (chemistry化学)

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an acid made from carbon monoxide and steam (= gas produced when water boils). It is also present in a liquid produced by some ants.甲酸；蚁酸
Word Originlate 18th cent.: formic from Latin formica ‘ant’.