Formica

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See also: formica and fórmica

Translingual[edit]

Formica rufa

Etymology[edit]

From Latin formīca (ant).

Proper noun[edit]

Formica f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – many ants.

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Coined in 1913 as a brand name for the material and the company producing it. Formica was originally intended as a replacement “for mica”, which was then commonly used for electrical insulation.[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Formica

  1. A plastic laminate material.

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Archived copy”, in (please provide the title of the work)[1], accessed 4 July 2005, archived from the original on 2005-06-06

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