non-stoichiometric compound

noun

Any chemical compound in which the number of atoms of each element is not expressible as the ratio of small integers; normally due to missing atoms in a solid state lattice.

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berthollide
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Meanings

nounnon-stoichiometric compound (plural non-stoichiometric compounds)

plural non-stoichiometric compounds

  1. chemistryAny chemical compound in which the number of atoms of each element is not expressible as the ratio of small integers; normally due to missing atoms in a solid state lattice.

    Synonyms: berthollide

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny chemical compound in which the number of atoms of each element is not expressible as the ratio of small integers; normally due to missing atoms in a solid state lattice.

Similar
berthollide
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