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Formica

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See also: formica and fórmica

Translingual

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Formica rufa

Etymology

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From Latin formīca (ant).

Proper noun

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Formica f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – many ants.

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Descendants

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  • Russian: форми́ка (formíka)

References

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

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Coined in 1913 as a brand name for the material and the company producing it. Formica was originally intended as a replacement “for mica”, which was then commonly used for electrical insulation.[1]

Proper noun

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Formica

  1. A plastic laminate material.

References

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  1. ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2005 July 4 (last accessed), archived from the original on 6 June 2005

Anagrams

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Italian

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Proper noun

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Formica m or f by sense

  1. a surname

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