KEKULÉ'S FORMULA


Meaning of KEKULÉ'S FORMULA in English

/kay"keuh layz'/ , Chem.

the structural formula of benzene represented as a hexagonal ring with alternate single and double bonds between the carbon atoms. See diag. under benzene ring .

[ 1935-40; named after F. A. KEKULÉ VON STRADONITZ ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .