stoichiometry
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stoichiometry
[stoi″ke-om´ĕ-tre]the determination of the relative proportions of the compounds involved in a chemical reaction. adj., adj stoichiomet´ric.
stoi·chi·om·e·try
(stoy'kē-om'ĕ-trē),Determination of the relative quantities of the substances concerned in any chemical reaction, for example, with the laws of definite proportions in chemistry, as in the molar proportions in a reaction.
[G. stoicheion, element, + metron, measure]
sto·i·chi·om·e·try
(stō'i-kī-om'ĕ-trē)Determination of the relative quantities of the substances concerned in any chemical reaction, e.g., with the laws of definite proportions in chemistry, as in the molar proportions in a reaction.
[G. stoicheion, element, + metron, measure]