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stoichiometric

[stoi-kee-uh-me-trik]
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adjective Chemistry.
  1. of or relating to stoichiometry.
  2. pertaining to or involving substances that are in the exact proportions required for a given reaction.
Sometimes stoi·chi·o·met·ri·cal.

Origin of stoichiometric

1890–95; < Greek stoicheîo(n) component (akin to stíchos stich1) + metric2
Related formsstoi·chi·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for stoichiometric

Historical Examples

  • Now, it is at once evident that if matter be so constituted, the stoichiometric laws must necessarily follow.

    Alchemy: Ancient and Modern

    H. Stanley Redgrove

British Dictionary definitions for stoichiometric

stoichiometric

stoicheiometric or stoechiometric

adjective chem
  1. concerned with, involving, or having the exact proportions for a particular chemical reactiona stoichiometric mixture
  2. (of a compound) having its component elements present in the exact proportions indicated by its formula
  3. of or concerned with stoichiometry

Word Origin

C19: see stoichiometry
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