substoichiometric

adjective

Involving less than the stoichiometric amount of a reagent

OriginEnglish stoichiometric ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

adjectivesubstoichiometric (comparative more substoichiometric, superlative most substoichiometric)

comparative more substoichiometric · superlative most substoichiometric

  1. chemistryInvolving less than the stoichiometric amount of a reagent

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishstoichiometric
  5. Englishsubstoichiometric

From sub- + stoichiometric.

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APA

substoichiometric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substoichiometric

MLA

“substoichiometric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substoichiometric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “substoichiometric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substoichiometric.

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