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stoichiometry
stoi·chi·om·e·try
[
stòykee ómmətree
]
(
plural
stoi·chi·om·e·tries
)
noun
Definition:
1.
branch of chemistry:
the branch of chemistry concerned with measuring the proportions of elements that combine during chemical reactions
2.
measure:
a measure of the relative proportions of the elements that take part in a chemical reaction
[
Mid-19th century. < Greek
stoikheion
"element," after German
Stöchiometrie
]
stoi·chi·o·met·ric
[
stòykee ō méttrik
]
adjective
stoi·chi·o·met·ri·cal·ly
[
stòykee ō méttrikəlee
]
adverb
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stoi·chi·o·met·ric [ stòykee ō méttrik ] adjectivestoi·chi·o·met·ri·cal·ly [ stòykee ō méttrikəlee ] adverb
