stoichiometry

One entry found for stoichiometry.

Main Entry: stoi·chi·om·e·try
Pronunciation: "stoi-kE-'ä-m&-trE
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek stoicheion element (from stoichos row) + English -metry; akin to Greek steichein to walk, go -- more at STAIR
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 physical or chemical change