"general formula" meaning in English

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      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The general formula for saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons is CₙH₂ₙ₊₂ and the molecular formula for propane is C₃H₈"
        },
        {
          "text": "The general formula for alcohols is R-OH and the molecular formula for methanol is CH₃-OH"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The molecular formula of a class of compounds in which actual numbers are represented by x, n etc., and organic radicals are represented as Rₙ"
      ],
      "id": "en-general_formula-en-noun-LwlLoUCc",
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          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "molecular formula",
          "molecular formula"
        ],
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          "class",
          "class"
        ],
        [
          "compound",
          "compound"
        ],
        [
          "organic",
          "organic"
        ],
        [
          "radical",
          "radical"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry) The molecular formula of a class of compounds in which actual numbers are represented by x, n etc., and organic radicals are represented as Rₙ"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tōngshì",
          "sense": "molecular formula of a class of compounds",
          "word": "通式"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "molecular formula of a class of compounds",
          "word": "yleinen kaava"
        },
        {
          "alt": "いっぱんしき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ippan-shiki",
          "sense": "molecular formula of a class of compounds",
          "word": "一般式"
        },
        {
          "alt": "つうしき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tsūshiki",
          "sense": "molecular formula of a class of compounds",
          "word": "通式"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "óbščaja fórmula",
          "sense": "molecular formula of a class of compounds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "о́бщая фо́рмула"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "general formula"
}

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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The general formula for saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons is CₙH₂ₙ₊₂ and the molecular formula for propane is C₃H₈"
        },
        {
          "text": "The general formula for alcohols is R-OH and the molecular formula for methanol is CH₃-OH"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The molecular formula of a class of compounds in which actual numbers are represented by x, n etc., and organic radicals are represented as Rₙ"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "molecular formula",
          "molecular formula"
        ],
        [
          "class",
          "class"
        ],
        [
          "compound",
          "compound"
        ],
        [
          "organic",
          "organic"
        ],
        [
          "radical",
          "radical"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry) The molecular formula of a class of compounds in which actual numbers are represented by x, n etc., and organic radicals are represented as Rₙ"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
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  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tōngshì",
      "sense": "molecular formula of a class of compounds",
      "word": "通式"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "molecular formula of a class of compounds",
      "word": "yleinen kaava"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いっぱんしき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ippan-shiki",
      "sense": "molecular formula of a class of compounds",
      "word": "一般式"
    },
    {
      "alt": "つうしき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsūshiki",
      "sense": "molecular formula of a class of compounds",
      "word": "通式"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "óbščaja fórmula",
      "sense": "molecular formula of a class of compounds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "о́бщая фо́рмула"
    }
  ],
  "word": "general formula"
}