Etymology

Kekulé formula

Today it means: A skeletal formula, especially a schematic representation of benzene as a hexagon made up of alternating single and double lines that represent alternating single and double bonds Full definition →

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After Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–1896).

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