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general formula
n. (context chemistry English) The molecular formula of a class of compounds in which actual numbers are represented by ''x'', ''n'' etc., and organic radicals are represented as ''Rn''
Usage examples of "general formula".
What is the name of the class of organic compounds with the general formula R-OH, where R represents an alkyl group made up of carbon and hydrogen, and OH represents one or more Hydroxyl groups?
Q: ``Is the general formula of `The Paris Working' an ideally good one?
The general formula, when an animal has acquired experience through some event A, is that, when B occurs at some future time, the animal to which A has happened acts differently from an animal which A has not happened.