formulanoun
uk/ˈfɔː.mjə.lə/us/ˈfɔːr.mjə.lə/plural formulas or formulaeformula noun (METHOD/RULE)
C1 [ C ] a standard or accepted way of doing or making something :
We have changed the formula of the washing powder.
There's no magic formula for success.
[ C ] a mathematical rule expressed in a set of numbers and letters:
He developed a formula for calculating the area of a triangle.
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- What's the formula for converting pounds into kilos?
- The director has found a winning formula with this film.
- The formula for calculating the cost of each carpet can be found at the back of the catalogue.
- The song-writing duo have stuck rigidly to the successful formula they established with their first hit.
- Different formulae are used to work out the efficiency of these machines.
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Ways of achieving things
- a means to an end idiom
- actively
- another
- avenue
- basis
- channel
- fair
- jump
- mean
- medium
- mixed media
- modality
- modus operandi
- one way or another idiom
- one-handed
- resort
- vein
- what's the drill for sth? idiom
- whereby
- workings
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Calculations & calculating
formula noun (IN CHEMISTRY)
a series of letters and symbols that show what substances make up a particular chemical element or compound :
We had to learn chemical formulas at school, but I can only remember H2O for water.
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Chemistry - general words
- acceptor
- allotrope
- amphiprotic
- amphoteric
- atomic
- atomicity
- balanced equation
- catalyst
- chemical equation
- electrolyte
- equation
- inorganic chemistry
- ionic bond
- nonelectrolyte
- organic chemistry
- reactivity
- solute
- stably
- substrate
- the nitrogen cycle
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formula noun (MILK FOR BABIES)
UK also babymilk , infant formula, US also babyformula [ U ] a type of milk that can be given to babies instead of milk from their mother
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Children & babies
- a mouth to feed idiom
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- childlike
- childproof
- children
- crawler
- designer baby
- only child
- oops-a-daisy
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
- urchin
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