formate

(fôrmāt′)

noun

  1. a salt of formic acid containing the monovalent negative radical HCOO
  2. an uncharged ester of this acid

See formate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A compound, such as a salt or an ester of formic acid, that contains the HCOO- radical.

Origin:

Origin: form(ic acid)

Origin: + -ate2

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