stoichiometric

American  

[stoi-kee-uh-me-trik] / ˌstɔɪ ki əˈmɛ trɪk /

Sometimes stoichiometrical

adjective

Chemistry.

1. of or relating to stoichiometry.

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

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stoichiometric British  

/ ˌstɔɪkɪəˈmɛtrɪk /

adjective

1. concerned with, involving, or having the exact proportions for a particular chemical reaction

   a stoichiometric mixture

2. (of a compound) having its component elements present in the exact proportions indicated by its formula

3. of or concerned with stoichiometry

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Other Word Forms

• stoichiometrically adverb

Etymology

Origin of stoichiometric

1890–95; < Greek stoicheîo ( n ) component (akin to stíchos stich ¹ ) + metric ²

Example Sentences

This led them to develop a computational method for quantifying the life-death boundary, which they call "stoichiometric rays."

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

"We started to get a glimpse of the high activity for C-H activation early during our stoichiometric studies," said Roque.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023

Traditionally, stoichiometric variations of the phytoplankton and within the marine ecosystem were considered to have a relatively minor impact on marine biogeochemistry and, consequently, atmospheric CO2 levels.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2023

Since the provided amount of KClO3 is less than the stoichiometric amount, it is the limiting reactant and may be used to compute the enthalpy change:

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Here, we deal with adsorption and other colloidal phenomena, rather than with ordinary stoichiometric combinations.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred