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stoicheiometry

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stoi⋅chi⋅om⋅e⋅try

  [stoi-kee-om-i-tree]
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–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, esp. quantitatively.
Also, stoi⋅chei⋅om⋅e⋅try  [stoi-kahy-om-i-tree] .

Origin:
1800–10; < Gk stoicheîo(n) (see stoichiometric ) + -metry
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Main Entry: stoi·chi·om·e·try
Pronunciation: "stoi-kE-'äm-&-trE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tries
1 : a branch of chemistry that deals with the application of the laws of definite proportions and of the conservation of mass and energy to chemical activity
2 a : the quantitative relationship between constituents in a chemical substance b : the quantitative relationship between two or more substances especially in processes involving physicalor chemical change —stoi·chi·o·met·ric /-kE-&-'me-trik/ adjective
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stoichiometry stoi·chi·om·e·try (stoi'kē-ŏm'ĭ-trē)
n.

  1. Calculation of the quantities of reactants and products in a chemical reaction.

  2. The quantitative relationship between reactants and products in a chemical reaction.

stoi'chi·o·met'ric (-ə-mět'rĭk) adj.
stoi'chi·o·met'ri·cal·ly adv.

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