formose

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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”)

Italian

Adjective

formose

  1. feminine plural of formoso

Latin

Etymology

From fōrmōsus (“beautiful, handsome”).

Adverb

fōrmōsē (comparative fōrmōsius, superlative fōrmōsissimē)

  1. gracefully

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
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