Formica

[fawr-mahy-kuh] /fɔrˈmaɪ kə/

Trademark.
1.
a brand of thermosetting plastic, usually used in transparent or printed sheets as a chemicalproof and heatproof covering for furniture, wall panels, etc.
/fɔːˈmaɪkə/
noun
1.
trademark any of various laminated plastic sheets, containing melamine, used esp for heat-resistant surfaces that can be easily cleaned

proprietary name (1922), originally manufactured by Formica Insulation Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. (founded 1913). According to the company, the material (originally marketed as an industrial insulator) was so called because it could be used for mica, i.e., in place of mica, a more expensive natural insulator. Primarily used in consumer goods since c.1945.

ant genus, 1865, from Latin formica “ant,” dissimilated from PIE *morwi- “ant” (cf. Sanskrit vamrah “ant,” Greek myrmex, Old Church Slavonic mraviji, Old Irish moirb, Old Norse maurr, Welsh myrion; and cf. pismire).

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Formicarium
[fawr-mi-kair-ee-uh m] /ˌfɔr mɪˈkɛər i əm/ noun, plural formicaria [fawr-mi-kair-ee-uh] /ˌfɔr mɪˈkɛər i ə/ (Show IPA) 1. .
Formicary
[fawr-mi-ker-ee] /ˈfɔr mɪˌkɛr i/ noun, plural formicaries. 1. an ant nest. /ˈfɔːmɪkərɪ/ noun (pl) -caries, -caria (-ˈkɛərɪə) 1. less common names for ant hill n. “ant nest,” 1816, from Medieval Latin formicarium, from Latin formica “ant” (see Formica (n.2)).

Formicate
/ˈfɔːmɪˌkeɪt/ verb (intransitive) (rare) 1. to crawl around like ants 2. to swarm with ants or other crawling things
Formication
[fawr-mi-key-shuh n] /ˌfɔr mɪˈkeɪ ʃən/ noun 1. a tactile hallucination involving the belief that something is crawling on the body or under the skin. /ˌfɔːmɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun 1. a sensation of insects crawling on the skin; symptom of a nerve disorder n. crawling sensation as of ants on the skin, 1707, from Latin formicationem, noun of […]