formate¹ /för-mātˈ/

1. (of aircraft) to join, or fly, in formation
2. To form (obsolete)
3. To state precisely or formulate (obsolete)

formic /förˈmik/

1. Relating to ants
2. Containing or derived from formic acid

forˈmate noun

A salt of formic acid (also forˈmiate)

forˈmicant adjective

1. Crawling like an ant
2. (of a pulse) very small and unequal

formicāˈrium or forˈmicary noun (pl formicāˈria or forˈmicaries)

An ant-hill, ants' nest, or colony

forˈmicate adjective

Resembling an ant

formicāˈtion noun

A sensation like that of ants creeping on the skin

formic acid noun

A fatty acid, HCOOH, found in ants and nettles (also methanoic acid)

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