Definition of "stoichiometry" []

• Calculation of the quantities of reactants and products in a chemical reaction. (noun)
• The quantitative relationship between reactants and products in a chemical reaction. (noun)

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• "Our study suggests that fitness of invasive zebra mussels is not constrained by nutrient stoichiometry which is likely to be important for their proliferation in novel ecosystems."
• "The following article makes no attempt to be a 20-minute Chem 101 crash course for the perplexed, but, it is hoped, should at least provide you with counter-ammunition the next time someone corners you at a party and starts dropping terms such as stoichiometry as the temperature of your beer rises slowly but inexorably from cellar to attic."
• "One lecturer admitted to cribbing a definition of stoichiometry from Wikipedia."