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kekulé formula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
kekule -for-mu-la
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A skeletal formula, especially a schematic representation of benzene as a hexagon made up of alternating single and double lines that represent alternating single and double bonds

Etymology

After Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–1896).

Inflected Forms

Kekulé formulas (plural) Kekulé formulae (plural)

Questions

What does kekulé formula mean?
A skeletal formula, especially a schematic representation of benzene as a hexagon made up of alternating single and double lines that represent alternating single and double bonds
Where does kekulé formula come from?
After Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–1896).

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