formic
Relating to ants
Formic is an adjective meaning of or relating to ants.
Its most common appearance is in the compound formic acid, a colorless irritant found naturally in ant venom and some plants.
The word derives from the Latin for ant, which also gives us formicary (an ant nest) and formication (the sensation of insects crawling on skin).
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
queen · worker · soldier · larvae · brood · caste · mandible · swarm · pheromone · antennae
acid
Low-pH chemical compound
- aldehydeCarbonyl bonded to hydrogen
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- esterificationForming esters chemically
synthesis · catalyst · reduction · carbonyl · hydrolysis · anhydride · acetate · ketone · amide · nucleophile