Organic Chemical
formate Audio
for·mate [ fawr-meyt ]
Subclass of:
Acids, Acyclic
Definitions related to formates:
  • Caustic acid or its derivatives containing the HCOO- radical.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Derivatives of formic acids. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that are formed with a single carbon carboxy group.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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