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stoichiometry

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Main Entry:
stoi·chi·om·e·try 
          Listen to the pronunciation of stoichiometry
Pronunciation:
\ˌsti-kē-ˈä-mə-trē\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Greek stoicheion element (from stoichos row) + English -metry; akin to Greek steichein to walk, go — more at stair
Date:
1807
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 activity2 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


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