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formic

/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪk/

formic adjective: of or pertaining to ants.

Adjective

formic (not comparable)

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

formic meaning in Tamil and Bengali

formic in Tamil

எறும்பு சார்ந்த

formic in Bengali

পিঁপড়া সংক্রান্ত

Synonyms of formic

Origin of formic

Formed from the root of Latin formīca (“ant”) + -ic.

Words formed from formic

Phrases with formic

Questions about formic

What does formic mean?
Formic means of or pertaining to ants.
What is formic in Tamil?
Formic in Tamil is எறும்பு சார்ந்த. See Formic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is formic?
Formic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce formic?
Formic is pronounced /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪk/.

Words near formic in the dictionary

  1. formfitting
  2. formful
  3. formfulness
  4. formfuls
  5. Formia
  6. formic
  7. formic acid
  8. formica
  9. formicaite
  10. formican
  11. formicant

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Adapted from Wiktionary: formic (page history and authors); formic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); formic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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