formic acid

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acid
noun
uk
/ˈæs.ɪd/us
/ˈæs.ɪd/
any of various usually liquid substances that can react with and sometimes dissolve ...
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(Definition ofacidfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In surface soils, the ratio offormicacidto benzene increases with decreasing precipitation, suggesting a high degree of oxidation at the driest site.
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Generally, concentrations offormicacidand isobutyrate were very low.
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However, those ants harbouring mature third stage wasp larvae tended to be more retiring, possibly because their reservoir offormicacidwas considerably reduced by the presence of the parasite.
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The principal danger fromformicacidis from skin or eye contact with the concentrated liquid or vapors.
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The acids are further divided into weak (picric, acetic andformicacid) and strong acids (nitric and hydrochloric acid).
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Other organic compounds such as alcohols, acetic acid orformicacidare used as alternative electron acceptors by methanogens.
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Among this species' products areformicacid, acetic acid, lactic acids, ethanol, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen.
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Mainly present is acetic acid (the dominant component of vinegar), but lactic, butyric, propionic, andformicacidcan also be found.
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For this reason, 98%formicacidis shipped in plastic bottles with self-venting caps.
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Theformicacidacts as a source of hydride and reduces the imine to a secondary amine.
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It is the amide offormicacidand piperidine.
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Further oxidation of the formaldehyde product during its production usually givesformicacidthat is found in formaldehyde solution, found in parts per million values.
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The catalyst poisoning induced by carbon monoxide,formicacid, or formaldehyde can be reversed with a high purity hydrogen stream.
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An example is wood alcohol or methanol, which is not poisonous itself, but is chemically converted to toxic formaldehyde andformicacidin the liver.
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The hydroxyl is protonated using hydrogen fromformicacid, which allows for water molecule to leave.
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Commercially available, this compound may be prepared by the reaction of norbornene withformicacid, followed by hydrolysis of the resultant "exo" -norbornyl formate.
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This problem has led some manufacturers to develop energy-efficient methods of separatingformicacid from the large excess amount of water used in direct hydrolysis.
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Uniquely, the tawny ant also usesformicacidas an antidote against the venom of the fire ant.
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In the first step, a reaction between phenylacetone and formamide, either using additionalformicacidor formamide itself as a reducing agent, yields.
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