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A notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in one molecule of a substance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- The molecular formula for ethane is C2H6, while the empirical formula is CH3.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: formula, chemical formula
Narrower terms: structural formula
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Cantonese:
分子式
(fan6 zi2 sik1)
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Chinese Mandarin:
分子式
(fēnzǐshì)
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Czech:
sumární vzorec
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Czech:
molekulární vzorec
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Danish:
sumformel
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Danish:
bruttoformel
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Finnish:
molekyylikaava
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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French:
formule moléculaire
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Galician:
fórmula química
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Georgian:
მოლეკულური ფორმულა
(moleḳuluri pormula)
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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German:
Summenformel
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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German:
Bruttoformel
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Greek:
μοριακός τύπος
(moriakós týpos)
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Hungarian:
molekulaképlet
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Japanese:
分子式
(bunshishiki)
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Korean:
분자식
(bunjasik)
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Māori:
tātai matū
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Polish:
wzór sumaryczny
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Portuguese:
fórmula química
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Romanian:
formulă moleculară
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Russian:
молекуля́рная фо́рмула
(molekuljárnaja fórmula)
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Spanish:
fórmula química
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Swedish:
molekylärformel
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Tagalog:
mulatling sanyo
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Vietnamese:
công thức phân tử
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
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Welsh:
fformiwla foleciwlaidd
— a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule