Kekulé formula

noun

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

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Meanings

nounKekulé formula (plural Kekulé formulas or Kekulé formulae)

plural Kekulé formulas · plural Kekulé formulae

  1. chemistryA 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

Origin

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

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