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- German · borrowed fromStöchiometrie
- English todaystoichiometry
Coined as German Stöchiometrie by Jeremias Benjamin Richter in 1792. From Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον (stoikheîon, “element”) + -metry.
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stoichiometry
Today it means: The study and calculation of quantitative (measurable) relationships of the reactants and products in chemical reactions (chemical equations). Full definition →
German Stöchiometrie