Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

general formula

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables: gen-er-al -for-mu-la
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The molecular formula of a class of compounds in which actual numbers are represented by x, n etc., and organic radicals are represented as Rₙ

Example Sentences

"The general formula for saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons is CₙH₂ₙ₊₂ and the molecular formula for propane is C₃H₈"
"The general formula for alcohols is R-OH and the molecular formula for methanol is CH₃-OH"

Inflected Forms

general formulas (plural) general formulae (plural)

Questions

What does general formula mean?: The molecular formula of a class of compounds in which actual numbers are represented by x, n etc., and organic radicals are represented as Rₙ

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