Of or pertaining to ants. / (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to or derived from formic acid (or from methane).

(medicine) An abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse, it can also be experienced with high fever, menopause, skin cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster.

plural of formication

To move like ants. / To have a sensation like the movement of ants.

ant-like

simple past tense and past participle of formicate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formicate

present participle of formicate

Crawling like an ant. / Having a crawling sensation like that of an ant sting / (medicine, obsolete) Of the pulse: weak and rapid.

Of or relating to formication.