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Princeton's WordNet

  1. formicadjective

    of or relating to or derived from ants

  2. formicadjective

    of or containing or derived from formic acid

Wiktionary

  1. formicadjective

    Of or pertaining to ants.

  2. formicadjective

    Of, pertaining to or derived from formic acid (or from methane).

  3. Etymology: From formica.

Wikipedia

  1. Formic

    Formic is an adjective describing ants, from the Latin formica.

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  1. formic

    Formic typically refers to something related to or derived from ants. It comes from the Latin word "formica," which means ant. Most commonly, it is used in the term "formic acid," which is a type of acid produced by ants. It can also refer to characteristics or behavior of ants.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Formicadjective

    pertaining to, or derived from, ants; as, formic acid; in an extended sense, pertaining to, or derived from, formic acid; as, formic ether

  2. Etymology: [L. formica an ant: cf. F. formique.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Formic

    for′mik, adj. pertaining to ants, as formic acid, originally obtained from ants.—adj. For′micant, crawling like an ant: very small and unequal, of a pulse.—n. For′micary, an ant-hill.—adj. For′micate, resembling an ant.—n. Formicā′tion, a sensation like that of ants creeping on the skin. [L. formicāre, -ātum, to creep like an ant—formica.]

Entomology

  1. Formic

    of, pertaining to or derived from ants.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Formic in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Formic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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