| stoic | 1. A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed. 2. Hence, a person not easily excited; an apathetic person; one who is apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain. "A Stoic of the woods, a man without a tear." (Campbell) School of Stoics. See The Porch, under Porch. Origin: L. Stoicus, Gr, fr, adj, literally, of or pertaining to a colonnade, from a roofed colonnade, a porch, especially, a porch in Athens where Zeno and his successors taught. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| stoichiological | Of or pertaining to stoichiology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stoichiology | 1. <study> That part of the science of physiology which treats of the elements, or principles, composing animal tissues. 2. <logic> The doctrine of the elementary requisites of mere thought. 3. The statement or discussion of the first principles of any science or art. Origin: Gr. A first element. Alternative forms: stoechiology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stoichiometric | Pertaining to stoichiometry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stoichiometric condition | That condition at which the proportion of the air-to-fuel is such that all combustible products will be completely burned with no oxygen remaining in the combustion air. (05 Dec 1998) |
| stoichiometric number | The number associated with a reactant or product participating in a defined chemical reaction; usually an integer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stoichiometry | Ratio of the participating molecules in a reaction in the case of an enzyme substrate or receptor ligand interaction should be a small integer. (18 Nov 1997) |