Kekulé\'s formula

 [key-kuh-leyz]  

Ke·ku·lé's for·mula

   [key-kuh-leyz]
noun Chemistry.
the structural formula of benzene represented as a hexagonal ring with alternate single and double bonds between the carbon atoms.

Origin:
1935–40; named after F. A. Kekulé von Stradonitz
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