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stoichiometry

American  
[stoi-kee-om-i-tree] / ˌstɔɪ kiˈɒm ɪ tri /
Also stoicheiometry

noun

  1. the calculation of the quantities of chemical elements or compounds involved in chemical reactions.

  2. the branch of chemistry dealing with relationships of combining elements, especially quantitatively.

stoichiometry British  
/ ˌstɔɪkɪˈɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

  1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of stoichiometry

1800–10; < Greek stoicheîo ( n ) ( see stoichiometric) + -metry

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Chemistry - High School

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Stoichiometry and its control are essential to CZTSSe, and depositing material is complicated by the narrow range of phase stability, and its susceptibility to the loss of tin, sulphur and selenium during heat treatment.

From Nature • Aug. 15, 2012

The determination of equivalent weights is treated in the article Stoichiometry.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

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