formamide
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- noun
- /ˈfɔːr.məˌaɪd/
- Specialized
- Both have traces of formamide in the ink, which pen manufacturers use to keep ballpoints from drying up.
Examples
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The left lung tissue was homogenized with formamide and incubated at 37 degrees C for 18 h, following which the homogenate was centrifuged at 8,000 x g for 10 mins at 4 degrees C.
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The left lung tissue was homogenized with formamide and incubated at 37 degrees C for 18 h, following which the homogenate was centrifuged at 8,000 x g for 10 mins at 4 degrees C.
Academic text (2018) -
Many chemicals attacked by water remain stable in formamide.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word formamide comes from two parts: formic, named after ants ('ant') because early chemists first found formic acid in ants, and amide, which shows the molecule is related to ammonia. So formamide literally means the simple 'amide' made from formic acid, which explains why it is a small, colorless liquid chemical often used as a solvent in labs.