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Even older -- both come from Latin formica, which also just means "ant." On the other hand, the plastic called formica, familiar as a countertop surface, has n
by inimino 6y ago
Even older -- both come from Latin formica, which also just means "ant."
On the other hand, the plastic called formica, familiar as a countertop surface, has nothing to do with ants but comes from "for mica", for which it was originally developed as a subtitute.