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empirical formulas

empirical formulas is the plural of empirical formula.

Meaning of empirical formula

Noun

empirical formula (plural empirical formulas or empirical formulae)

  1. A notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound, without regard to the actual numbers.
    • The molecular formula for ethane is C₂H₆, while the empirical formula is CH₃.

Questions about empirical formulas

What is empirical formulas the plural of?
Empirical formulas is the plural of empirical formula.

Words near empirical formulas in the dictionary

  1. empirical ego
  2. empirical egos
  3. empirical evidence
  4. empirical formula
  5. empirical formulae
  6. empirical formulas
  7. empirical research
  8. empirical researches
  9. empirical rule
  10. empiricalization
  11. empiricalizations

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