formic

«formic» in Mova's school dictionary: To do with ants — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (formic)

meaning for a pupil

1) (science) To do with ants. tree →

2) (chemistry) «Formic acid» is a stinging acid made by ants and stinging nettles; it causes the itchy, burning feeling of an ant bite or nettle sting. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons about acids and alkalis: nettle and ant stings contain formic acid; some people rub on a mild alkali (like soap) to ease them, and a dock leaf is a traditional remedy. Some birds sit on ant nests so the ants spray formic acid that cleans their feathers («anting»).

examples

• Ants spray formic acid to defend themselves. tree →
• Nettle stings contain formic acid. tree →
• The burning feeling of an ant bite comes from formic acid. tree →
• Formic acid got its name from the Latin word for ant. tree →
• Birds sometimes use formic acid from ants to clean their feathers. tree →

note

Used almost only in «formic acid». From Latin «formica», ant. Not related to «form» or «formal».

In the corpora

• Ants and nettles inject formic acid and other chemicals that irritate the nerves in your skin.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «formic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.