formate

formate [fawr-meyt] Word Origin noun Chemistry.

1. a salt or ester of formic acid.

Origin of formate First recorded in 1800–10; form(ic) + -ate2 British Dictionary definitions for formate formate noun

1. any salt or ester of formic acid containing the ion HCOO – or the group HCOO–

Word Origin for formate C19: from form (ic) + -ate 1 formate in Medicine formate [fôr′māt′] n.

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

formate in Science formate [fôr′māt′]

1. A salt or ester of formic acid, containing the group HCOO.