stoichiometric

[ stoi-kee-uh-me-trik ]

adjectiveChemistry.

of or relating to stoichiometry.
pertaining to or involving substances that are in the exact proportions required for a given reaction.

Origin of stoichiometric

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

Sometimes stoi·chi·o·met·ri·cal .

Other words from stoichiometric

stoi·chi·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby stoichiometric

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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.
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Here, we deal with adsorption and other colloidal phenomena, rather than with ordinary stoichiometric combinations.
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Now, it is at once evident that if matter be so constituted, the stoichiometric laws must necessarily follow.
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British Dictionary definitions for stoichiometric

stoichiometric

stoicheiometric or stoechiometric

/ (ˌstɔɪkɪəˈmɛtrɪk) /

adjectivechem

concerned with, involving, or having the exact proportions for a particular chemical reaction: a stoichiometric mixture
(of a compound) having its component elements present in the exact proportions indicated by its formula

of or concerned with stoichiometry

Origin of stoichiometric

C19: see stoichiometry

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