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

British Dictionary definitions for stoichiometrically

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