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A two-dimensional representation of molecular entities in which atoms are shown joined by lines representing single or multiple bonds, without any indication or implication concerning the spatial direction of bonds. For example, methanol is represented as

(The term should not be confused with the representation of chemical formulae by the "Wiswesser line notation", a method of string notation. Formulae in this notation are also known as "Wiswesser line formulae".)

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