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stoichiometry

stoic·hio·metry

UK/ˌstɔɪ.kiˈɒm.ə.tɹi/ uncommon

noun

1.

(chemistry) the relation between the quantities of substances that take part in a reaction or form a compound (typically a ratio of whole integers)

Origin

Coined as German Stöchiometrie by Jeremias Benjamin Richter in 1792. From Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον (stoikheîon, “element”) + -metry.

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