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noun

Formula n. (pl. E. formulas, L. formulae)

1.

A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said.

2.

(Eccl.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines.

3.

(Math.) A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language; as, the binominal formula.

4.

(Med.) A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound.

5.

(Chem.) A symbolic expression (by means of letters, figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a compound. Note: Chemical formulae consist of the abbreviations of the names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each element contained.

Empirical formula (Chem.), an expression which gives the simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical formula of acetic acid is C2H4O2.

Graphic formula, Rational formula (Chem.), an expression of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is CH3.(C:O).OH; called also structural formula, constitutional formula, etc. See also the formula of Benzene nucleus, under Benzene.

Molecular formula (Chem.), a formula indicating the supposed molecular constitution of a compound.

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