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亜硫酸 (ありゅうさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

亜あ硫りゅう酸さん

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Meanings

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sulfurous acid

Chemical term for H₂SO₃; used in chemistry contexts.

亜あ硫りゅう酸さんは水みずに溶とけやすい気き体たい

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。

Sulfurous acid is a gas that dissolves easily in water.

Kanji

亜Asia, rank next, come after
硫sulphur
酸acid, bitterness, sour

Related words

硫りゅう酸さん
硫酸 is sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄), a stronger and more common acid, while 亜硫酸 is the weaker sulfurous acid (H₂SO₃).

Word family

亜あ硫りゅう酸さん塩えん
sulfite
亜あ硫りゅう酸さんガス
sulfur dioxide gas; sulfurous acid gas
亜あ硫りゅう酸さんパルプ
sulfite pulp
亜あ硫

Built from

亜あ+硫りゅう酸さん

Etymology

Compound of 亜 (a, 'sub-') + 硫酸 (ryūsan, 'sulfuric acid'), indicating a lower oxidation state of sulfur.

りゅう

酸さん

ナトリウム

sodium sulfite

ピロ亜あ硫りゅう酸さんナトリウム

sodium metabisulfite; sodium pyrosulfite

亜あ硫りゅう酸さん水すい素そナトリウム

sodium hydrogen sulfite