Translation guide
An oxoacid is an acid that contains oxygen, at least one other element, and at least one hydrogen atom bound to oxygen. In Japanese, the term is primarily used in chemistry and is expressed with a specific technical term.
The learner wants to refer to the class of acids that contain oxygen, such as sulfuric acid or nitric acid, in a scientific context.
This is the standard technical term for oxoacid in Japanese chemistry. It is a direct loanword from English and is widely understood in academic and industrial settings.
硫酸はオキソ酸の一種です。
Sulfuric acid is a type of oxoacid.
This is a less common Japanese-coined term for oxoacid, literally 'oxygen acid'. It may appear in older or more traditional chemistry texts.
酸素酸の構造を研究しています。
I am researching the structure of oxoacids.