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chemical formula

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of molecular formula.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: molecular formula

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any other formula used in chemistry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: formula

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: statement

Narrower terms: molecular formula, empirical formula

History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fòrmula química — alternative name for molecular formula
  • Chinese Cantonese: 化學式 /化学式 (faa3 hok6 sik1) — alternative name for molecular formula
  • Chinese Mandarin: 化學式 /化学式 (huàxuéshì) — alternative name for molecular formula
  • Finnish: kemiallinen kaava — alternative name for molecular formula
  • Georgian: ქიმიური ფორმულა (kimiuri pormula) — alternative name for molecular formula
  • German: chemische Formel — alternative name for molecular formula
  • Indonesian: rumus kimia — alternative name for molecular formula
  • Interlingua: formula chimic — alternative name for molecular formula
  • Japanese: 化学式 (kagaku-shiki) — alternative name for molecular formula
  • Korean: 화학식 (hwahaksik) — alternative name for molecular formula
  • Māori: tātai matū — alternative name for molecular formula
  • Portuguese: fórmula química — alternative name for molecular formula
  • Spanish: fórmula química — alternative name for molecular formula
  • Tagalog: kapnayaning sanyo — alternative name for molecular formula
  • Vietnamese: công thức hoá học — alternative name for molecular formula