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formate

[fawr-meyt]
noun Chemistry.
  1. a salt or ester of formic acid.
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Origin of formate

First recorded in 1800–10; form(ic) + -ate2
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British Dictionary definitions for formate

formate

noun
  1. any salt or ester of formic acid containing the ion HCOO – or the group HCOO–
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Word Origin for formate

C19: from form (ic) + -ate 1
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formate in Medicine

formate

(fôr′māt′)
n.
  1. A compound, such as a salt or ester of formic acid, that contains the HCOO- radical.
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formate

[fôr′māt′]
  1. A salt or ester of formic acid, containing the group HCOO.
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