Formica

[ fawr-mahy-kuh ]

/ fɔrˈmaɪ kə /

Trademark.

a brand of thermosetting plastic, usually used in transparent or printed sheets as a chemicalproof and heatproof covering for furniture, wall panels, etc.

Example sentences from the Web for formica

At the end of a longer or shorter period the expedition discovers a scent, which it follows up to the nest of the Formica fusca.

The Industries of Animals |Frdric Houssay
A vertical flat scale, observable on the footstalk of the genus Formica, &c.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) |William Kirby
The Jet Ant (Formica fuliginosa) excavates wood, hollowing out its labyrinth in the trunk of a tree with consummate skill.

The Insect World |Louis Figuier
The Wood Ant (Formica lignipeda) is another familiar species.

The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies |W. Harcourt Bath

The Red Ant (Formica rufa) is singularly adroit in seizing the droplet left it by the plant-louse.

The Insect World |Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for formica

Formica

/ (fɔːˈmaɪkə) /

noun

trademark any of various laminated plastic sheets, containing melamine, used esp for heat-resistant surfaces that can be easily cleaned

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Formica

Trademark.

Example sentences from the Web for formica

British Dictionary definitions for formica

noun