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Kekulé formula

Kekulé formula noun: a skeletal formula, especially a schematic representation of benzene as a hexagon made up of alternating single and double lines that represent alternating single and double bonds.

Noun

Kekulé formula (plural Kekulé formulas or Kekulé formulae)

  1. A skeletal formula, especially a schematic representation of benzene as a hexagon made up of alternating single and double lines that represent alternating single and double bonds

Forms of Kekulé formula

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Origin of Kekulé formula

After Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–1896).

Questions about Kekulé formula

What does Kekulé formula mean?
Kekulé formula means a skeletal formula, especially a schematic representation of benzene as a hexagon made up of alternating single and double lines that represent alternating single and double bonds.
What part of speech is Kekulé formula?
Kekulé formula is a noun.
What is the plural of Kekulé formula?
The plural of Kekulé formula is Kekulé formulas.

Words near Kekulé formula in the dictionary

  1. Kekulean
  2. kekulene
  3. kekulenes
  4. kekuli
  5. Kekulé
  6. Kekulé formula
  7. Kekulé formulae
  8. Kekulé formulas
  9. Kekuléan
  10. kekuna
  11. kekune oil

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