stoi·chi·om·e·try (stoi k - m  -tr)n. 1. Calculation of the quantities of reactants and products in a chemical reaction. 2. The quantitative relationship between reactants and products in a chemical reaction. [Greek stoikheion, element; see steigh- in Indo-European roots + -metry.] stoi chi·o·metric (- -m trk) adj.stoi chi·o·metri·cal·ly adv. |
stoichiometry, stoicheiometry, stoechiometry [ˌstɔɪkɪˈɒmɪtrɪ]
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(Chemistry) the branch of chemistry concerned with the proportions in which elements are combined in compounds and the quantitative relationships between reactants and products in chemical reactions
[from Greek stoikheion element + -metry]
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| Noun | 1. |  stoichiometry - (chemistry) the relation between the quantities of substances that take part in a reaction or form a compound (typically a ratio of whole integers)chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) |
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