English
Noun
- any salt or ester of formic acid
User Contributed Dictionary
Adjective
formate pVerb
formate- second-person plural present tense of formare
- second-person plural present subjunctive of formare
- second-person plural imperative of formare
- feminine plural past participle of formare
Romanian
Pronunciation
Adjective
formateNoun
formate n p- Plural of format
Extensive Definition
Formate or methanoate is the ion HCOO−
(formic
acid minus one hydrogen
ion). It is the simplest carboxylate anion.
See also formic
acid.
Examples
- ethyl formate, CH3CH2(HCOO)
- sodium formate, Na(HCOO), http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/s3770.htm
- caesium formate, Cs(HCOO), http://w1.cabot-corp.com/controller.jsp?N=23+4294966885+1000&entry=product
- methyl formate, CH3(HCOO)
- methyl chloro formate, CH3OCOCl, href="http://www.chemexper.com/search/cas/79-22-1.html">http://www.chemexper.com/search/cas/79-22-1.html
- triethyl orthoformate, C7H16O3, href="http://www.chemexper.com/search/cas/122-51-0.html">http://www.chemexper.com/search/cas/122-51-0.html
- trimethyl orthoformate, C4H10O3, href="http://www.chemexper.com/search/cas/149-73-5.html">http://www.chemexper.com/search/cas/149-73-5.html
formate in Polish: Mrówczany
formate in Finnish: Formiaatti
formate in Russian: Формиат