molecular formula

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molecular formula

noun molecular formulas · molecular formulae

  1. A notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in one molecule of a substance. The molecular formula for ethane is C₂H₆, while the empirical formula is CH₃.

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noun a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule

Españolfórmula química
한국어분자식 bunjasik
日本語分子式 bunshishiki
中文分子式 fēnzǐshì
Portuguêsfórmula química
Françaisformule moléculaire
DeutschSummenformel, Bruttoformel
Ελληνικάμοριακός τύπος moriakós týpos
Românăformulă moleculară
Русскиймолекуля́рная фо́рмула molekuljárnaja fórmula
Tiếng Việtcông thức phân tử

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@misc{molecular_formula_2026,
  title = {molecular formula},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/molecular%20formula},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}