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ホウケイ酸塩 (ホウケイさんえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ホウケイ酸さん塩えん

also: ほうけいさんえん

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Meanings

1

borosilicate

Chemistry term for a salt or ester of borosilicate, commonly encountered in materials science (e.g., borosilicate glass).

ホウケイ酸さん塩えんガラスは耐たい熱ねつ性せいに優

すぐ

れ

て

いる

。

Borosilicate glass has excellent heat resistance.

Kanji

酸acid, bitterness, sour
塩salt
硼sound of stones struck together, boron
珪jade scepter or tablet (authority symbol)

Built from

ホウケイ酸さん+塩えん

Written forms

ホウケイ酸さん塩えん
Standard modern spelling using katakana for the element name and kanji for the chemical term.
硼ほう珪けい酸さん塩えん
Older kanji spelling using 硼 (boron) and 珪 (silicon); rarely used today.
ほうけいさんえん

Etymology

Compound of ホウケイ (borosilicate, from ホウ素 'boron' and ケイ素 'silicon') and 酸塩 (acid salt).