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formate

[fawr-meyt]

noun Chemistry.

a salt or ester of formic acid.

Nearby words

  1. formalwear,
  2. formamidase,
  3. forman,
  4. formant,
  5. format,
  6. formatio,
  7. formation,
  8. formation dance,
  9. formation rules,
  10. formative

Origin of formate

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

formate

noun

any salt or ester of formic acid containing the ion HCOO – or the group HCOO–

Word Origin for formate

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

formate

[fôr′māt′]

n.

A compound, such as a salt or ester of formic acid, that contains the HCOO- radical.
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Science definitions for formate

formate

[fôr′māt′]

A salt or ester of formic acid, containing the group HCOO.
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