formate [fawr-meyt] Word Origin noun Chemistry.
- 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
- 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.
- A compound, such as a salt or ester of formic acid, that contains the HCOO- radical.
formate in Science formate [fôr′māt′]
- A salt or ester of formic acid, containing the group HCOO.