水すい酸さん化か物ぶつ

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Meanings

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noun

hydroxide

Chemical term for a compound containing the hydroxide ion (OH⁻). Used in chemistry contexts.

水すい酸さん化かナトリウムは強きょう塩えん基きです。
Sodium hydroxide is a strong base.
この反はん応のうで水すい酸さん化か物ぶつが沈ちん殿でんする。
A hydroxide precipitates in this reaction.

Kanji

水water
酸acid, bitterness, sour
化change, take the form of, influence
物thing, object, matter

Similar words

水すい素そ
Hydrogen, the element; 水酸化物 contains hydrogen and oxygen, but 水素 refers to the element itself.
酸さん化か物ぶつ
Oxide; a compound containing oxygen, while 水酸化物 specifically contains the OH group.

Etymology

Compound of 水酸 (suisan, 'hydroxyl') + 化物 (kabutsu, 'compound'). 水酸 is from 水 (sui, 'water') and 酸 (san, 'acid'), reflecting the OH group's relation to water.