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stoichiometry

[ stoi-kee-om-i-tree ]

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, especially quantitatively.


stoichiometry

/ ˌstɔɪkɪˈɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of chemistry concerned with the proportions in which elements are combined in compounds and the quantitative relationships between reactants and products in chemical reactions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stoichiometry1

1800–10; < Greek stoicheîo ( n ) ( stoichiometric ) + -metry
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stoichiometry1

C19: from Greek stoikheion element + -metry
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Example Sentences

Phytoplankton stoichiometry defines the relative proportions of different elements such as C, N, and P in these organisms.

The study relies on stoichiometry, which measures the elemental ratios that appear in the chemistry of cells and ecosystems.

I’ve heard from chemists, fishery biologists and people who study chemical stoichiometry.

From Nature

Effect of growth stoichiometry on the electrical activity of screw dislocations in GaN films grown by molecular-beam epitaxy.

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Influence of stoichiometry on the optical and electrical properties of chemical vapor deposition derived MoS2.

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