subscript
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Finally, derive the molecular formula for nicotine from the empirical formula by multiplying each subscript by two:
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
In this case, dividing by the smallest subscript still leaves us with a decimal subscript in the empirical formula.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The molecular formula is then obtained by multiplying each subscript in the empirical formula by n, as shown by the generic empirical formula AxBy:
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Initial values are denoted with a subscript 0, as usual.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Later, for no special reason, the fashion became to render the number as subscript: H2O.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.