formica

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(thing) by rp (1.8 d) (print) ? (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:17:21

Cheap board made of wood pulp and glue, covered with plastic. Easy to clean. The name is inexplicable.

The Latin word for ant.

(idea) by Jeeves (5.5 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Tue Jun 20 2000 at 22:55:05

The name "Formica" probably arose from its introduction as a substitute "for mica" in construction, according to the book _Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things_ by Charles Panati.

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:44:56

For*mi"ca (?), n. [L., an ant.] Zool.

A Linnaean genus of hymenopterous insects, including the common ants. See Ant.

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