Formate

//ˈfɔː(ɹ)meɪt//

Synonyms for "formate" (3 found)

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Verb(1 words)

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Noun(1 words)

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Translations

6 translations across 6 languages.

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Catalan

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  • formiat noun (salt or ester of formic acid)

Czech

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  • mravenčan noun (salt or ester of formic acid)

Finnish

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  • formiaatti noun (salt or ester of formic acid)

French

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  • formiate noun (salt or ester of formic acid)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 蟻酸塩 noun (salt or ester of formic acid)

Polish

1 entries
  • mrówczan noun (salt or ester of formic acid)

Sample sentences

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But most likely my judgement was distorted by my contempt for his acting the young buck [...] for ever waxing his moustaches and loading himself with medicaments supposed to replace the failing sap of youth, glycerophosphates, formates, nux vomica, yohimba, damiana.

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Tiger Moths from the Reserve Flying Schools at Rochester and Cambridge competed with each other at formating in the gusty conditions, Rochester just winning.

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Formating with Patty Wagstaff' s modified Baron, flown by Dale Snodgrass, was fun on a beautiful morning, though all you learn about an airplane while formating is the power response (very smooth) and the response to control pressures.

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Actually, the leader of the formation was supposed to maintain the eagle-eyed vigil necessary to ensure that his formation kept out of harm's way, because the pilots formating on him had to keep all their attention riveted on his aircraft; but the Air Force recognized that with inexperienced pilots leading formations it was wise to splash extra lookouts around liberally.

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