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Meaning of methanoic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

uncountable

Equivalents

Cymraeg asid methanöig
Dansk methansyre
Deutsch Methansäure
Español ácido metanoico
Suomi metaanihappo
Français acide méthanoïque
Polski kwas mrówkowy
Svenska metansyra

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Methanol methanolamine methanolate methanolic methanolysate methanolysis

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