formula
/formyool / • noun (pl. formulae /formyoolee/ (in senses 1 and 2) or formulas) 1 a mathematical relationship or rule expressed in symbols. 2 (also chemical formula) a set of chemical symbols showing the elements present in a compound and their relative proportions. 3 a fixed form of words, as used conventionally or in particular contexts. 4 a method or procedure for achieving something. 5 before another noun denoting a rule or style followed without originality: a formula fantasy film. 6 a list of ingredients with which something is made. 7 an infant’s liquid food preparation based on cow’s milk or soya protein. 8 a classification of racing car: formula one. — ORIGIN Latin, ‘small shape or mould’.
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