empirical formula

noun Chemistry.

a chemical formula indicating the elements of a compound and their relative proportions, as (CH2O)n.

Compare molecular formula, structural formula.

Origin of empirical formula

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby empirical formula

Empire State, Empire State Building, Empire State of the South, empiric, empirical, empirical formula, empirically, empiricism, empiric risk, Empirin, empirism

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British Dictionary definitions for empirical formula

empirical formula

noun

a chemical formula indicating the proportion of each element present in a moleculeC 6 H 12 O 6 is the molecular formula of sucrose whereas CH 2 O is its empirical formula Compare molecular formula, structural formula

a formula or expression obtained from experimental data rather than theory

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Medical definitions for empirical formula

empirical formula

n.

A chemical formula that indicates the relative proportions of the elements in a molecule rather than the actual number of atoms of the elements.

Scientific definitions for empirical formula

empirical formula

A chemical formula that indicates the relative proportions of the elements in a molecule rather than the actual number of atoms of the elements. The empirical formula of a compound may be simpler than its molecular formula, which is a multiple of the empirical formula. For example, glucose has the molecular formula C6H12O6 but the empirical formula CH2O. Compare molecular formula structural formula.

单词	empirical formula
释义	empirical formula noun Chemistry. a chemical formula indicating the elements of a compound and their relative proportions, as (CH2O)n. Compare molecular formula, structural formula. Origin of empirical formula First recorded in 1820–30 Words nearby empirical formula Empire State, Empire State Building, Empire State of the South, empiric, empirical, empirical formula, empirically, empiricism, empiric risk, Empirin, empirism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for empirical formula empirical formula noun a chemical formula indicating the proportion of each element present in a moleculeC 6 H 12 O 6 is the molecular formula of sucrose whereas CH 2 O is its empirical formula Compare molecular formula, structural formula a formula or expression obtained from experimental data rather than theory Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for empirical formula empirical formula n. A chemical formula that indicates the relative proportions of the elements in a molecule rather than the actual number of atoms of the elements. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for empirical formula empirical formula A chemical formula that indicates the relative proportions of the elements in a molecule rather than the actual number of atoms of the elements. The empirical formula of a compound may be simpler than its molecular formula, which is a multiple of the empirical formula. For example, glucose has the molecular formula C6H12O6 but the empirical formula CH2O. Compare molecular formula structural formula. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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