non-stoichiometric compound

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any chemical compound in which the number of atoms of each element is not expressible as the ratio of small integers; normally due to missing atoms in a solid state lattice.

Word forms

non-stoichiometric compound non-stoichiometric compounds

Synonyms

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