hangyasav

== Hungarian == === Etymology === hangya (“ant”) +‎ sav (“acid”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhɒɲɟɒʃɒv] Hyphenation: han‧gya‧sav Rhymes: -ɒv === Noun === hangyasav (plural hangyasavak) (organic chemistry) formic acid, methanoic acid (the simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH, a colourless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odour; it is present in the stings of ants, bees and nettles, and is prepared industrially by the oxidation of methanol or formaldehyde) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === hangyasav in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.