formic

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɔːmɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fôr′mik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
for•mic  (fôr′mik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Insectsof or pertaining to ants.
  2. Chemistryof or derived from formic acid.
  • Latin formīca ant. Cf. French formique
  • irregularly 1785–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
formic /ˈfɔːmɪk/ adj
  1. of, relating to, or derived from ants
  2. of, containing, or derived from formic acid
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin formīca ant; the acid occurs naturally in ants
'formic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ant - formic acid - methanoic acid - pismire - acetylformic acid - formate - formicary - formyl group - orthoformic acid - phenylformic acid

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