(chemistry) the calcium salt of formic acid; used in the scrubbing of flue gases, and as a food preservative

(chemistry) The sodium salt of formic acid; used in detergents, as a food preservative and in many industrial applications.

(computing) A scientific notation for floating point numbers in which e.g. 51.75 would be represented as .5175E+02 (meaning .5175 × 10²)

plural of back-formation

Part of the brain that is involved in actions such as awaking/sleeping cycle, and filtering incoming stimuli to discriminate irrelevant background stimuli

plural of back formation

(organic chemistry) the methyl ester of formic acid (HCO₂CH₃)

(logic) Any of a set of rules used to construct well-formed formulas of a formal language.

plural of formation rule

A new formation (a subsequent coming together of the elements of a former grouping)