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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Sometimes stoi·chi·o·met·ri·cal .

Origin of stoichiometric

1890–95; <Greek stoicheîo(n) component (akin to stíchosstich¹) + metric²

OTHER WORDS FROM stoichiometric

stoi·chi·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby stoichiometric

stogy, Stoic, stoical, stoically, stoichiology, stoichiometric, stoichiometry, Stoicism, stoke, stoked, stokehold

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How to use stoichiometric in a sentence

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 BEAST
Here, we deal with adsorption and other colloidal phenomena, rather than with ordinary stoichiometric combinations.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
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

/ (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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