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<p>Formate (<a href="/facts/IUPAC/2AV6myCK">IUPAC</a> name: methanoate) is the <a href="/facts/Conjugate_base/hohgQ07M">conjugate base</a> of <a href="/facts/Formic_acid/o6cFsbNc">formic acid</a>. Formate is an <a href="/facts/Anion/wrbwhF3z">anion</a> (HCO−2) or its derivatives such as <a href="/facts/Ester/FoUAIIw4">ester</a> of <a href="/facts/Formic_acid/o6cFsbNc">formic acid</a>. The salts and esters are generally colorless. </p>