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Kekulé's formula

American

[key-kuh-leyz] / ˈkeɪ kəˌleɪz /

noun

Chemistry.

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

First recorded in 1935–40; named after F. A. Kekulé von Stradonitz ( def. )

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