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molec′ular for′mula, [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya chemical formula that indicates the kinds of atoms and the number of each kind in a molecule of a compound. Cf. empirical formula, structural formula. 
  • 1900–05

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
molecular formula
  1. a chemical formula indicating the numbers and types of atoms in a molecule: H2SO4 is the molecular formula of sulphuric acid
    Compare structural formula
'molecular formula' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
empirical formula - formula - isomerism - structural formula

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