methanoic

M3E1T1H4A1N1O1I1C3

adjective

Of or pertaining to methanoic acid or its derivatives; having the group HCOO-.

Similar
formic
OriginEnglish methane ← German Methy ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

adjectivemethanoic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryOf or pertaining to methanoic acid or its derivatives; having the group HCOO-.

    Synonyms: formic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to methanoic acid or its derivatives; having the group HCOO-.

Similar
formic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  2. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  3. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  6. GermanMethy
  7. Englishmethyl
  8. Englishmethane
  9. Englishmethanoic

From methane + -oic.

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Translations

French méthanoïque
  • méthanoïqueTranslations
Italian metanoico
  • metanoicoTranslations
Welsh methanöig
  • methanöigTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mochatine
Cite this entry
APA

methanoic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methanoic

MLA

“methanoic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methanoic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “methanoic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methanoic.

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