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砒銅鉱 (ひどうこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

砒ひ銅どう鉱こう

Meanings

1

noun

domeykite

rare term

Rare mineralogical term for domeykite, a copper arsenide mineral. Not encountered in everyday Japanese.

砒ひ銅どう鉱こうは銅どうとヒ素そからなる鉱こう物ぶつである。
Domeykite is a mineral composed of copper and arsenic.

Kanji

砒arsenic
銅copper
鉱mineral, ore

Etymology

The Japanese term 砒銅鉱 is a compound of 砒 (hi, 'arsenic'), 銅 (dō, 'copper'), and 鉱 (kō, 'ore'), reflecting its composition as a copper arsenide mineral. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the mineral domeykite.