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酒石英 (しゅせきえい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

酒しゅ石せき英えい

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Meanings

1

noun

cream of tartar; potassium hydrogen tartrate

Technical term for the potassium acid salt of tartaric acid, used in cooking and chemistry.

酒しゅ石せき英えいはベーキングパウダーの原げん料りょうとして使つかわれる。
Cream of tartar is used as an ingredient in baking powder.

Kanji

酒sake, alcohol
石stone
英England, English, hero

Etymology

Compound of 酒石 (しゅせき, 'tartar') and 英 (えい, here likely an abbreviation or phonetic element). The exact derivation of 英 is uncertain; it may be ateji or a historical abbreviation.