Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empirical formula

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: em-pir-i-cal -for-mu-la
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound, without regard to the actual numbers.

Example Sentences

"The molecular formula for ethane is C₂H₆, while the empirical formula is CH₃."

Inflected Forms

empirical formulas (plural) empirical formulae (plural)

Phrases

molecular formula

Frequently Paired Words

molecular formula

Questions

What does empirical formula mean?: A notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound, without regard to the actual numbers.

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