for·mu·la 
(fôrmyə-lə)
(fôrmyə-lə)n. pl. for·mu·las or for·mu·lae (-lē′)
1.
a. An established form of words or symbols for use in a ceremony or procedure.
b. An utterance of conventional notions or beliefs; a hackneyed expression.
2. A method of doing or treating something that relies on an established, uncontroversial model or approach: a new situation comedy that simply uses an old formula.
3. Chemistry
a. A symbolic representation of the composition or of the composition and structure of a compound.
b. The compound so represented.
4.
a. A prescription of ingredients in fixed proportion; a recipe.
b. A liquid food for infants, containing most of the nutrients in human milk.
5. Mathematics A statement, especially an equation, of a fact, rule, principle, or other logical relation.
6. Formula Sports A set of specifications, including engine displacement, fuel capacity, and weight, that determine a class of racing car.
[Latin fōrmula, diminutive of fōrma, form.]
for′mu·laic (-lāĭk) adj.
for′mu·lai·cal·ly adv.
- centiliter
- centillion
- centillionth
- centime
- centimeter
- centimeter-gram-second system
- centimo
- centipede
- centipede grass
- centipoise
- centner
- cento
- centr-
- centr-
- centra
- central
- Central African Republic
- Central America
- Central American
- central angle
- Central Asia
- Central Asian
- central bank
- central city
- centralism