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ケイ酸塩 (けいさんえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ケイ酸さん塩えん

け

い

さ

ん

え

ん

Meanings

1

noun

silicate

chemistry

Chemistry term for a salt or ester of silicic acid; used in geology, materials science, and industrial contexts.

ケイ酸さん塩えんは地ち殻かくの主しゅ成せい分ぶんの一ひとつです。
Silicates are one of the main components of the Earth's crust.
この鉱こう物ぶつ

は

ケイ

酸さん

塩えん

鉱こう

物ぶつ

に

分ぶん

類るい

さ

れ

ます

。

This mineral is classified as a silicate mineral.

Written forms

ケイ酸さん塩えん
Common mixed-katakana spelling in chemistry contexts; avoids the rare kanji 珪.
珪けい酸さん塩えん
Traditional kanji spelling using 珪, which is not a jōyō kanji; less common in modern writing.

Kanji

珪jade scepter or tablet (authority symbol)
酸acid, bitterness, sour
塩salt

Similar words

ケイ素そ
ケイ素 is the element silicon (Si), while ケイ酸塩 refers to silicate compounds containing silicon and oxygen.
二に酸さん化かケイ素そ
二酸化ケイ素 is silicon dioxide (SiO₂), a specific oxide, whereas ケイ酸塩 is a broader class of silicate salts.

Etymology

Compound of ケイ酸 (silicic acid) + 塩 (salt). ケイ is from 珪素 (silicon), with 珪 replaced by katakana ケイ for simplicity.