formic acid
The simplest carboxylic acid, found in ant venom and used industrially. Chemistry term.
Formic acid is contained in ant venom.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
formic
Attributive use, as in ギ酸エステル (formic acid ester).
Ethyl formate is used as a flavoring agent.
We used an aqueous solution of formic acid in the experiment.
Common modern spelling in chemistry contexts; katakana ギ is standard for the formyl group.
Kanji spelling using 蟻 (ant); historically motivated but less common in modern technical writing.
From 蟻 (ant) + 酸 (acid), calque of English 'formic acid', which derives from Latin formica (ant). The katakana spelling ギ酸 is now standard in chemistry.