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CHEMICAL FORMULA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("chemical formula" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Meronyms (parts of "chemical formula"):
chemical notation (a notation used by chemists to express technical facts in chemistry)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chemical formula"):
molecular formula (a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight)
empirical formula (a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms)
