Pat and Randall, (01)
The CH from the Greek letter chi is pronounced K in English,
as in 'character' and 'schema'. (02)
PH> But 'isostoichic' is unpronounceable, in my dialect of English. (03)
It would be pronounced eye-so-STOY-kick. (04)
RS> What do automotive engineers who share your linguistic roots
> do with "stoichiometric?" (05)
If they pronounce it the way it's spelled, they'd say (06)
stoy-kee-oh-MEH-trick (07)
According the the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate, 10th edition,
that word has been in the English language since 1897. (08)
John (09)
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