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

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

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

(photography) A photographic format of 4 × 5 inches (102 × 127 mm) or larger. / (wine) A bottle size larger than the standard 750 mL. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see large, format.

(photography) A photographic format in between full-frame or 35mm (36 × 24 mm) and large format (127 × 102 mm).

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

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