methyl formate

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a colorless, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 2 H 4 O 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent.

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Example Sentences

One of the compounds, acetic acid, had never before been definitively observed in space ice, while the others -- ethanol, methyl formate, and acetaldehyde -- were detected in ices outside the Milky Way for the first time.

From Science Daily

Methanol and methyl formate had already been observed in the gas phase within the Large Magellanic Cloud, but this is the first evidence that such molecules are also forming in the solid ice itself.

From Science Daily

The Shiyan explosion came a day after eight people died and three others were injured when toxic methyl formate leaked from a vehicle at a chemical handling facility in the southwestern city of Guiyang.

From Seattle Times

The leak happened as workers were unloading a shipment of methyl formate from a vehicle at a chemical handling facility.

From Seattle Times

Methyl formate is used in a variety of chemical processes and as an insecticide.

From Seattle Times