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緩衝剤 (かんしょうざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

緩かん衝しょう剤ざい

Meanings

1

noun

buffering agent

chemistry

A substance that stabilizes pH in a solution; used in chemistry and related fields.

この実じっ験けんでは、緩かん衝しょう剤ざいとしてリン酸さん塩えんを使つかいます。
In this experiment, we use phosphate as a buffering agent.

Kanji

緩slacken, loosen, relax
衝collide, brunt, highway
剤dose, medicine, drug

Similar words

緩かん衝しょう液えき
緩衝液 is a buffer solution, while 緩衝剤 refers to the buffering agent itself (the substance).

Etymology

Compound of 緩衝 (buffer, cushioning) and 剤 (agent, preparation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern technical coinage.