Meanings
nounstoichiometry (countable and uncountable, plural stoichiometries)
plural stoichiometries · alternative archaic stœchiometry · alternative stoechiometry · alternative UK stoicheiometry
- uncountablechemistryThe study and calculation of quantitative (measurable) relationships of the reactants and products in chemical reactions (chemical equations).
- countablechemistryThe quantitative relationship between the reactants and products of a specific reaction or equation.
Origin
- GermanStöchiometrie
- Englishstoichiometry
Coined as German Stöchiometrie by Jeremias Benjamin Richter in 1792. From Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον (stoikheîon, “element”) + -metry.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans stoigiometrie
- stoigiometriethe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Basque estekiometria
- estekiometriathe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Bulgarian стехиометрия
- стехиометрия (stehiometrija)the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Catalan estequiometria
- estequiometriathe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Chinese Mandarin 化學計量學 /化学计量学
- 化學計量學 /化学计量学 (huàxué jìliàngxué)the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Czech stechiometrie
- stechiometriethe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Danish støkiometri
- støkiometrithe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Dutch stoichiometrie
- stoichiometriethe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Esperanto stekiometrio
- stekiometriothe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Finnish stökiometria, stoikiometria
- stökiometriathe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
- stoikiometriathe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
French stœchiométrie
- stœchiométriethe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
German Stöchiometrie
- Stöchiometriethe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Greek στοιχειομετρία
- στοιχειομετρία (stoicheiometría)the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Hebrew סטויכיומטריה
- סטויכיומטריה (stoykhiométriya)the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Hungarian sztöchiometria
- sztöchiometriathe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Indonesian stoikiometri
- stoikiometrithe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Irish stócaiméadracht
- stócaiméadrachtthe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Italian stechiometria
- stechiometriathe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Japanese 化学量論
- 化学量論 (kagakuryōron)the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Latvian stehiometrija
- stehiometrijathe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Norwegian Bokmål støkiometri
- støkiometrithe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Persian عنصرسنجی, قیاسسنجی
- عنصرسنجیthe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
- قیاسسنجیthe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Polish stechiometria
- stechiometriathe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Portuguese estequiometria
- estequiometriathe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Romanian stoechiometrie
- stoechiometriethe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Russian стехиометри́я
- стехиометри́я (stexiometríja)the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Spanish estequiometría
- estequiometríathe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Swedish stökiometri
- stökiometrithe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Tamil விகிதவியல்
- விகிதவியல் (vikitaviyal)the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Thai ปริมาณสารสัมพันธ์
- ปริมาณสารสัมพันธ์ (bpà-rí-maan-sǎan-sǎm-pan)the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Turkish stokiyometri
- stokiyometrithe study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Ukrainian стехіоме́трія
- стехіоме́трія (stexiométrija)the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions
Cite this entry
APA
stoichiometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoichiometry
MLA
“stoichiometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoichiometry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stoichiometry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoichiometry.
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