chemical formulanoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkem.ɪ.kəl ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/us/ˌkem.ɪ.kəl ˈfɔːr.mjʊ.lə/the way of representing a substance using the symbols of its elements:
H2O is the chemical formula for water.
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Chemistry - general words
- acceptor
- allotrope
- amphiprotic
- amphoteric
- atomic
- atomicity
- balanced equation
- catalyst
- chemical equation
- double bond
- electrolyte
- equation
- inorganic chemistry
- ionic bond
- nonelectrolyte
- organic chemistry
- reactivity
- solute
- stably
- the nitrogen cycle
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