(thing) by rp 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.

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(idea) by Jeeves 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.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 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.

 

© Webster 1913.

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