formose

See also: Formose

English

Etymology

Blend of formaldehyde +‎ aldose. May be decomposed as form- +‎ -ose

Adjective

formose (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Pertaining to the formose reaction (“Butlerov reaction”)

Related terms

• formose reaction
• formose sugar

 

Italian

Adjective

formose

1. feminine plural of formoso

Latin

Etymology

From fōrmōsus (“beautiful, handsome”).

Adverb

fōrmōsē (comparative fōrmōsius, superlative fōrmōsissimē)

1. gracefully

Related terms

• fōrma
• fōrmō
• fōrmōsitās
• fōrmōsus

References

• “formose”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “formose”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• formose in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

Lithuanian

Noun

formose f

1. locative plural of forma