STOICHIOMETRY


Meaning of STOICHIOMETRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌstȯi-kē-ˈä-mə-trē ]

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 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.