Phrase guide

ethyl formate

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of ester created by combining ethanol and formic acid; occurring naturally in certain plants such as raspberries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ethyl methanoate

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, ethyl + formate.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 甲酸乙酯 (jiǎsuān yǐzhǐ) — ester
  • Finnish: etyyliformiaatti — ester
  • French: formiate d'éthyle — ester
  • French: méthanoate d'éthyle — ester
  • German: Ameisensäureethylester — ester
  • German: Ethylformiat — ester
  • Greek: μεθανικός αιθυλεστέρας (methanikós aithylestéras) — ester
  • Greek: μυρμηκικός αιθυλεστέρας (myrmikikós aithylestéras) — ester
  • Greek: φορμικός αιθυλεστέρας (formikós aithylestéras) — ester
  • Korean: 포름산 에틸 (poreumsan etil) — ester
  • Russian: этилформи́ат (etilformíat) — ester
  • Spanish: formiato de etilo — ester
  • Spanish: metanoato de etilo — ester