CONSTITUTIONAL FORMULA
\kˌɒnstɪtjˈuːʃənə͡l fˈɔːmjʊlə], \kˌɒnstɪtjˈuːʃənəl fˈɔːmjʊlə], \k_ˌɒ_n_s_t_ɪ_t_j_ˈuː_ʃ_ə_n_əl f_ˈɔː_m_j_ʊ_l_ə]\
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See under formula.
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In chemistry, a rational f. which expresses by chemical symbols the order of arrangement and method of interconnection of the atoms which go to make up a molecule. A complete constitutional f., expressive of the relations of all the atoms in a molecule, is called a structural f.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).