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formica

/fɔɹˈmaɪkə/

formica noun: a heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.

Noun

formica (countable and uncountable, plural formicas)

  1. A heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.
    Synonyms:
    arborite

Proper noun capitalized: Formica

Formica

  1. A plastic laminate material.
    • She creamed in her jeans as he picked up her knees / From off of the Formica topped bar1978, Lou Reed, “Street Hassle”, in Street Hassle

Synonyms of formica

Forms of formica

pluralformicas

Origin of formica

Genericized trademark from Formica.

Coined in 1913 as a brand name for the material and the company producing it. Formica was originally intended as a replacement “for mica”, which was then commonly used for electrical insulation.

Questions about formica

What does formica mean?
Formica means a heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.
What part of speech is formica?
Formica can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce formica?
Formica is pronounced /fɔɹˈmaɪkə/.
What is the plural of formica?
The plural of formica is formicas.

Words near formica in the dictionary

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

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