empirical formula

Other forms: empirical formulas; empirical formulae

Definitions of empirical formula
  1. noun
    a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms
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    type of:
    chemical formula, formula
    a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
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