stoichiometry
noun/ˌstɔɪkiˈɒmɪtri/
Frequency rank: #19,625 most common English word
Meaning
The branch of chemistry that deals with the quantitative relationships between reactants and products in chemical reactions.
Example sentence
In chemistry class, we used stoichiometry to calculate the exact amounts of reactants needed for the reaction.
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