stoichiometric
[ stoi-kee-uh-me-trik ]
/ ˌstɔɪ ki əˈmɛ trɪk /
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adjective Chemistry.
of or relating to stoichiometry.
pertaining to or involving substances that are in the exact proportions required for a given reaction.
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OTHER WORDS FROM stoichiometric
stoi·chi·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby stoichiometric
stoep, stogy, Stoic, stoical, stoichiology, stoichiometric, stoichiometry, Stoicism, stoke, stoked, stokehold
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Example sentences from the Web for stoichiometric
For them, understanding people will fall easily into place as soon as we can construct the correct stoichiometric equation.
Can the Heart and Blood-Pressure Pill Propranolol Cure Racism?|Kent Sepkowitz|March 13, 2012|DAILY BEASTHere, we deal with adsorption and other colloidal phenomena, rather than with ordinary stoichiometric combinations.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherNow, 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
/ (ˌstɔɪkɪəˈmɛtrɪk) /
adjective chem
concerned with, involving, or having the exact proportions for a particular chemical reactiona stoichiometric mixture
(of a compound) having its component elements present in the exact proportions indicated by its formula
of or concerned with stoichiometry
Word Origin for stoichiometric
C19: see stoichiometry
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