adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to ants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
formic
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/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪk/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)mɪk
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CMU ARPABET: F AO1 R M IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of, pertaining to or derived from formic acid (or from methane).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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adjective
Meaning 3
of or containing or derived from formic acid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or derived from ants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Formed from the root of Latin formīca (“ant”) + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: fòrmic — of formic acid
- French: formique — of formic acid
- Italian: formico — of formic acid
- Polish: mrówkowy — of formic acid
- Portuguese: fórmico — of formic acid
- Spanish: fórmico — of formic acid
- Welsh: fformig — of formic acid
- Welsh: methanöig — of formic acid
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