stoichiometry

stoichiometry
Determination of the relative quantities of the substances concerned in any chemical reaction; e.g., with the laws of definite proportions in chemistry, as in the molar proportions in a reaction. [G. stoicheion, element, + metron, measure]

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stoi·chi·om·e·try .stȯi-kē-'äm-ə-trē n, pl -tries
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 esp. in processes involving physical or chemical change
stoi·chi·o·met·ric -kē-ə-'me-trik adj

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stoi·chi·om·e·try (stoi″ke-omґə-tre) [Gr. stoicheion element + -metry] the study of the numerical relationships of chemical elements and compounds and the mathematical laws of chemical changes; the mathematics of chemistry.

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