Usually means: Simplest carboxylic acid, smells pungent.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (methanoic acid)

noun:  (organic chemistry) The simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH, a colorless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odor; it is present in the stings of ants, bees and nettles, and is prepared industrially by oxidation of methanol or formaldehyde; it has some industrial uses, and its esters, the methanoates, are used in perfumes.

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