stoi·chi·om·e·try
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 adj
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