stoichiometric

[ stoi-kee-uh-me-trik ]
/ ˌstɔɪ ki əˈmɛ trɪk /

adjective Chemistry.

of or relating to stoichiometry.
pertaining to or involving substances that are in the exact proportions required for a given reaction.
Sometimes stoi·chi·o·met·ri·cal.

Origin of stoichiometric

1890–95; < Greek stoicheîo(n) component (akin to stíchos stich1) + metric2

OTHER WORDS FROM stoichiometric

stoi·chi·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby stoichiometric

stoep, stogy, stoic, stoical, stoichiology, stoichiometric, stoichiometry, stoicism, stoke, stoke poges, stoke up

Example sentences from the Web for stoichiometric

  • Now, it is at once evident that if matter be so constituted, the stoichiometric laws must necessarily follow.

    Alchemy: Ancient and Modern |H. Stanley Redgrove

British Dictionary definitions for stoichiometric

stoichiometric

stoicheiometric or stoechiometric

/ (ˌstɔɪkɪəˈmɛtrɪk) /

adjective chem

concerned with, involving, or having the exact proportions for a particular chemical reaction a stoichiometric mixture
(of a compound) having its component elements present in the exact proportions indicated by its formula
of or concerned with stoichiometry

Word Origin for stoichiometric

C19: see stoichiometry