empirical formula
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nounDefinition of EMPIRICAL FORMULA
: a chemical formula showing the simplest ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms in the molecule <CH2O is the empirical formula for glucose>
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1878
empirical formula
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of EMPIRICAL FORMULA
: a chemical formula showing the simplest ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms in the molecule <CH2O is the empirical formula for glucose>—compare molecular formula
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