plural of formation

(rare, art) To trim or add to a picture in order to make it fit into a standard frame size. / (rare, geology) To prepare a specimen so that it fits a standard size and shape.

simple past tense and past participle of format

That has been given a definite format / (computing, of a storage medium) That has been physically arranged to be in a state ready for the storage of data

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formate

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

(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.

(inorganic chemistry) A salt of formic acid, formula CHKO₂.

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