condensed structural formula

condensed structural formula

[kən¦denst ¦strək·chər·əl ′fȯr·myə·lə]

(chemistry)

A structural representation of a compound that includes all of the atoms present in a molecule or other chemical entity but represents only certain bonds as lines in order to emphasize a structural characteristic.

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