formic acid (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 27
def a colorless pungent fuming vesicatory liquid acid HCOOH found naturally in ants and many plants or made catalytically from carbon monoxide and steam
def used in finishing textiles and paper and in the manufacture of insecticides and fumigants
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Hypernym acid
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) formic → formic acid
Hyponym acid

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