formose

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

formose (not comparable)

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

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Italian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

formose

  1. feminine plural of formoso

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fōrmōsus (“beautiful, handsome”).

Adverb[edit]

fōrmōsē (comparative fōrmōsius, superlative fōrmōsissimē)

  1. gracefully

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References[edit]

  • “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[edit]

Noun[edit]

formose f

  1. locative plural of forma
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