"methanoic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} methanoic acid (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) The simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH, a colorless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odor; it is present in the stings of ants, bees and nettles, and is prepared industrially by oxidation of methanol or formaldehyde; it has some industrial uses, and its esters, the methanoates, are used in perfumes. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Carboxylic acids Synonyms: E236, formic acid (english: Trivial name) Translations (formic acid): 甲酸 (gaap³ syun¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 甲酸 (jiǎsuān) (Chinese Mandarin), methansyre (Danish), metaanihappo (Finnish), acide méthanoïque [masculine] (French), Methansäure [feminine] (German), ácido metanoico [masculine] (Spanish), metansyra [common-gender] (Swedish), asid methanöig [masculine] (Welsh)

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