empirical formula

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empirical formula (plural empirical formulas or empirical formulae)

  1. (chemistry) A notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound, without regard to the actual numbers.
    The molecular formula for ethane is C2H6, while the empirical formula is CH3.

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