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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