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stoichiometry

/ˌstɔɪ.kiˈɒm.ə.tɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
sto-i-chiom-e-try
IPA
/ˌstɔɪ.kiˈɒm.ə.tɹi/
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study and calculation of quantitative (measurable) relationships of the reactants and products in chemical reactions (chemical equations).

Uncountable

noun

The quantitative relationship between the reactants and products of a specific reaction or equation.

Countable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Stöchiometrie

Usage

Inflected Forms

stoichiometries (plural) stœchiometry (alternative, archaic) stoechiometry (alternative) stoicheiometry (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

nonstoichiometry stoichiometric substoichiometry superstoichiometry

Questions

How do you pronounce stoichiometry?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌstɔɪ.kiˈɒm.ə.tɹi/.
What does stoichiometry mean?
The study and calculation of quantitative (measurable) relationships of the reactants and products in chemical reactions (chemical equations).
Where does stoichiometry come from?
It is traced to German.

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