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