Meanings
nounethyl formate (usually uncountable, plural ethyl formates)
plural ethyl formates · alternative proscribed ethylformate
- uncountableusuallychemistryA type of ester created by combining ethanol and formic acid; occurring naturally in certain plants such as raspberries.
Synonyms: ethyl methanoate
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of ester created by combining ethanol and formic acid; occurring naturally in certain plants such as raspberries.
Similar
ethyl methanoate
Origin
By surface analysis, ethyl + formate.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 甲酸乙酯
- 甲酸乙酯 (jiǎsuān yǐzhǐ)ester
Finnish etyyliformiaatti
- etyyliformiaattiester
French formiate d'éthyle, méthanoate d'éthyle
- formiate d'éthyleester
- méthanoate d'éthyleester
German Ameisensäureethylester, Ethylformiat
- Ameisensäureethylesterester
- Ethylformiatester
Greek μεθανικός αιθυλεστέρας, μυρμηκικός αιθυλεστέρας
- μεθανικός αιθυλεστέρας (methanikós aithylestéras)ester
- μυρμηκικός αιθυλεστέρας (myrmikikós aithylestéras)ester
- φορμικός αιθυλεστέρας (formikós aithylestéras)ester
Korean 포름산 에틸
- 포름산 에틸 (poreumsan etil)ester
Russian этилформи́ат
- этилформи́ат (etilformíat)ester
Spanish formiato de etilo, metanoato de etilo
- formiato de etiloester
- metanoato de etiloester
Cite this entry
APA
ethyl formate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethyl%20formate
MLA
“ethyl formate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethyl%20formate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethyl formate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethyl%20formate.
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