formose

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English

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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formose (not comparable)

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

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Adjective

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formose

  1. feminine plural of formoso

Latin

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Etymology

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From fōrmōsus (beautiful, handsome).

Adverb

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fōrmōsē (comparative fōrmōsius, superlative fōrmōsissimē)

  1. gracefully
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References

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  • 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

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Noun

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formose f

  1. locative plural of forma