formula : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
  benzene ring; benzene nucleus; benzene formula.
  

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• noun a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
  formula.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a brief notation used by zoölogists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal.

Webster 1913

• noun a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms
  

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• (Chem.), an expression which gives the simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical formula of acetic acid is C2H4O2.

Webster 1913

• . (Chem.) See under Formula.

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• (Chem.), an expression of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is CH3.(C:O).OH; called also structural formula, constitutional formula, etc. See also the formula of Benzene nucleus, under Benzene.

Webster 1913

• noun a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
  benzene ring; benzene nucleus; benzene formula.
  

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• noun a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight
  

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• (Chem.), a formula indicating the supposed molecular constitution of a compound.

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• (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See Illust. under Benzene.

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• noun an expanded molecular formula showing the arrangement of atoms within the molecule
  

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• . (Chem.) See Rational formula, under Formula.

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