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formate
A salt or ester of formic acid; i.e., the monovalent radical HCOO– or the anion HCOO.
- active f. N10-formyltetrahydrofolate or an equivalent oxidation product of tetrahydrofolate.

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for·mate 'fȯ(ə)r-.māt n a salt or ester of formic acid

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for·mate (forґmāt) any salt of formic acid.

Medical dictionary. 2011.