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弱塩酸 (じゃくえんさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

弱じゃく塩えん酸さん

Meanings

1

noun

weak acid

Chemistry term for an acid that only partially dissociates in solution. Contrasts with 強酸 (strong acid).

酢さく酸さんは弱じゃく塩えん酸さんの一いっ種しゅです。
Acetic acid is a type of weak acid.

Kanji

弱weak, frail
塩salt
酸acid, bitterness, sour

Similar words

強きょう酸さん
強酸 is a strong acid that fully dissociates, while 弱塩酸 is a weak acid that only partially dissociates.

Etymology

Compound of 弱 (じゃく, 'weak') + 塩酸 (えんさん, 'acid'). The reading じゃく for 弱 is the on'yomi used in technical compounds.