stoichiometry
pronunciation
How to pronounce stoichiometry in British English:
UK [ˌstɔɪkɪ'ɒmɪtrɪ]
How to pronounce stoichiometry in American English:
US [ˌstɔɪkɪ'ɒmətrɪ]
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- Noun:
- (chemistry) the relation between the quantities of substances that take part in a reaction or form a compound (typically a ratio of whole integers)
Word Origin
- stoichiometry (n.)
- "science of calculating the quantities of chemical elements involved in chemical reactions," 1807, from German Stöchiometrie (1792), coined by German chemist Jeremias Benjamin Richter (1762-1807) from Greek stoikheion "one of a row; shadow-line of a sundial," in plural "the elements" (from PIE *steigh- "to stride, step, rise") + -metry. Related: Stoichiometric.
Example
- 1. She understood stoichiometry and the other subjects the science teacher touched on .
- 2. There are some defects that leave the stoichiometry unaffected .
- 3. A compound has stoichiometry and ion distribution opposite to that in one of the structures just mentioned .
- 4. Thus , ecologists have become aware that stoichiometry could provide a new tool to study ecology in most ecosystems .
- 5. Stoichiometry tells us the useful way to help measure the conversion and conservation of matter taking part in a chemical reaction .