Formica
a brand of thermosetting plastic, usually used in transparent or printed sheets as a chemicalproof and heatproof covering for furniture, wall panels, etc.
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Well, these Formica fusca folks are as different from that Arkansas man as anything you could imagine.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust | Hallam HawksworthIn the world of science, the ant goes by her Latin name, Formica, and the whole family is known as the Formicid.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust | Hallam HawksworthThe Red Ant (Formica rufa) is singularly adroit in seizing the droplet left it by the plant-louse.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierThe Jet Ant (Formica fuliginosa) excavates wood, hollowing out its labyrinth in the trunk of a tree with consummate skill.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierThe following are the principal species of the genus Formica.
British Dictionary definitions for Formica
/ (fɔːˈmaɪkə) /
trademark any of various laminated plastic sheets, containing melamine, used esp for heat-resistant surfaces that can be easily cleaned
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