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揮散 (きさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
vaporization ; volatilization ; sublimation
Technical term used in chemistry and physics for the process of a substance turning into vapor or gas, including sublimation. Often used in scientific contexts.
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酸さん
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炭たん
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Solid carbon dioxide sublimates at room temperature.
Kanji 散 scatter, disperse, spend Similar words 蒸じょう 発はつ 蒸発 is the common word for evaporation or vaporization in everyday and scientific contexts. 揮散 is a more specialized technical term, often used in chemistry for volatilization or sublimation.
気き 化か 気化 is a general term for vaporization or gasification, covering both evaporation and boiling. 揮散 emphasizes the dispersal or dissipation aspect of vaporization.
Etymology Compound of 揮 (ki, 'to scatter, to disperse') and 散 (san, 'to scatter, to disperse'). The combination reinforces the idea of dispersing into vapor. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a technical coinage using kanji with related meanings.
