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noun
amino-formic acid, NH2COOH; it is too unstable to have been isolated, but its esters and salts are known.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
an acid that is known only by virtue of its salts (as ammonium carbamate) or its esters (as urethane)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: acid
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