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empirical formula

em·pir·i·cal for·mu·la (plural em·pir·i·cal for·mu·las or em·pir·i·cal for·mu·lae)


noun 
Definition:
 
chemical formula showing proportions of elements: a chemical formula showing the relative proportion of elements in a compound instead of their structural arrangement or molecular weights, e.g. the formula H2O

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