Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skeletal formula

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: skele-tal -for-mu-la
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diagrammatic representation of a molecule (especially that of an organic compound) in which lines represent bonds between atoms that are represented by their symbols

Inflected Forms

skeletal formulas (plural) skeletal formulae (plural)

Questions

What does skeletal formula mean?: A diagrammatic representation of a molecule (especially that of an organic compound) in which lines represent bonds between atoms that are represented by their symbols

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