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sodium formate

sodium formate noun: the sodium salt of formic acid; used in detergents, as a food preservative and in many industrial applications.

Noun

sodium formate (plural sodium formates)

  1. The sodium salt of formic acid; used in detergents, as a food preservative and in many industrial applications.
    Synonyms:
    E237 when used as a preservative

Synonyms of sodium formate

  • E237 when used as a preservative

Forms of sodium formate

pluralsodium formates

Questions about sodium formate

What does sodium formate mean?
Sodium formate means the sodium salt of formic acid; used in detergents, as a food preservative and in many industrial applications.
What part of speech is sodium formate?
Sodium formate is a noun.
What is the plural of sodium formate?
The plural of sodium formate is sodium formates.

Words near sodium formate in the dictionary

  1. sodium dodecyl sulfate
  2. sodium erythorbate
  3. sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate
  4. sodium ferulate
  5. sodium fluoride
  6. sodium formate
  7. sodium formates
  8. sodium gluconate
  9. sodium glutamate
  10. sodium glutamates
  11. sodium hydride

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