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methyl formate

methyl formate noun: the methyl ester of formic acid (HCO₂CH₃).

Noun

methyl formate (uncountable)

  1. the methyl ester of formic acid (HCO₂CH₃)

Questions about methyl formate

What does methyl formate mean?
Methyl formate means the methyl ester of formic acid (HCO₂CH₃).
What part of speech is methyl formate?
Methyl formate is a noun.

Words near methyl formate in the dictionary

  1. methyl chloroform
  2. methyl cyanide
  3. methyl ethyl ketone
  4. methyl ethyl ketone peroxide
  5. methyl fluoride
  6. methyl formate
  7. methyl hydrate
  8. methyl hydroxide
  9. methyl iodide
  10. methyl isobutyl ketone
  11. methyl isocyanate

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