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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

结构式

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiégòu shì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Structural formula/ˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl ˈfɔːr.mjə.lə/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这张图显示了乙醇的结构式。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A chemical formula that shows not only the number and kind of atoms in a molecule, but also their arrangement and the chemical bonds connecting them.

    "The structural formula of ethanol clearly shows the hydroxyl group attached to the ethyl backbone."
  2. 2

    A diagrammatic representation of the spatial arrangement of atoms within a chemical compound.

    "Students learned how to draw the structural formula for benzene during the organic chemistry lecture."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'structural', derived from the Latin 'structura' (meaning a fitting together or building), and 'formula', the diminutive of the Latin 'forma' (shape, form). Developed in the 19th century as chemistry evolved to map molecular architecture and chemical bonding beyond simple empirical formulas.

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