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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
formic acid /ˈfɔːmɪk/

▶noun Chemistry an irritant volatile organic acid present in the fluid emitted by some ants; methanoic acid. [HCOOH.]

– origin C18: formic from L. formica ‘ant’.

'formic acid' also found in these Oxford entries:

chloroform - formaldehyde - formate - formyl - methanoic acid

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