methanoic acid

English

Noun

methanoic acid (uncountable)

(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.

Synonyms

E236 (when used as a food preservative)
formic acid (Trivial name)

Translations

formic acid

Chinese:
Cantonese: 甲酸 (gaap³ syun¹)

Mandarin: 甲酸 (zh) (jiǎsuān)
Danish: methansyre
Finnish: metaanihappo (fi)
French: acide méthanoïque (fr) m
German: Methansäure f
Spanish: ácido metanoico m
Swedish: metansyra (sv) c
Welsh: asid methanöig m

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