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Definition of: stoichiometry
(stoi′kē·om′ə·trē) noun
The branch of chemistry that treats of the proportions of elements or compounds involved in reactions, and the methods of calculating them. Also stoe′chi·om′e·try, stoi′chei·om′e·try. [<Gk. stoicheion element + -METRY]
—stoi′chi·o·met′ric (-ə·met′rik) or ·ri·cal adjective
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