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増粘剤 (zounenzai) Japanese meaning: thickener | Kotomora

増ぞう粘ねん剤ざい

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Meanings

1

thickener; thickening agent

Technical term used in food science, chemistry, and industrial contexts for substances that increase viscosity.

このソースには増ぞう粘ねん剤ざいとしてデンプンが使つかわれている

。

Starch is used as a thickener in this sauce.

化け粧しょう品ひんに増ぞう粘ねん剤ざいを加くわえると、テクスチャーが改かい善ぜんされる。

Adding a thickening agent to cosmetics improves the texture.

Kanji

増increase, add, augment
粘sticky, glutinous, greasy
剤dose, medicine, drug

Related words

粘ねん度ど
粘度 is the property of viscosity itself, while 増粘剤 is a substance that increases viscosity.
ゲル化か剤ざい
ゲル化剤 specifically causes gelation, whereas 増粘剤 is a broader term for any thickener.

Etymology

Compound of 増 (ぞう, 'increase') + 粘 (ねん, 'sticky') + 剤 (ざい, 'agent'). A straightforward technical coinage.