rational formula
Chemistry
noun
A chemical formula that gives the number and types of atoms in a compound with an indication of the groups and radicals present.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. After German rationelle Formel.
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