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formate

[ fawr-meyt ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a salt or ester of formic acid.


formate

/ ˈɔːɪ /

noun

  1. any salt or ester of formic acid containing the ion HCOO or the group HCOO–
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

formate

  1. A salt or ester of formic acid, containing the group HCOO.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of formate1

First recorded in 1800–10; form(ic) + -ate 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of formate1

C19: from form ( ic ) + -ate 1
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Example Sentences

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This metabolism creates toxic by-products called formaldehyde, formate and formic acid.

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They found that adding dimethylammonium formate, or DMAFo, to the perovskite solution before coating could prevent the materials from oxidizing.

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The whole process -- including capture and electrochemical conversion of the gas to a solid formate powder, which is then used in a fuel cell to produce electricity -- was demonstrated at a small, laboratory scale.

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That liquid is then electrochemically converted into liquid potassium or sodium formate in an electrolyzer that uses low-carbon electricity, e.g. nuclear, wind, or solar power.

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Then, through the use of a cation-exchange membrane electrolyzer, this bicarbonate is electrochemically converted into solid formate crystals with a carbon efficiency of greater than 96 percent, as confirmed in the team's lab-scale experiments.

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