ケイ酸さん

noun

silicic acid

Chemistry term for a family of silicon-oxygen-hydrogen compounds.

• ケイ酸さんは水みずに溶とけにくい。

  Silicic acid is poorly soluble in water.

noun

silica; silicon dioxide

Colloquial use; in strict chemistry, silica is 二酸化ケイ素, but ケイ酸 is often used loosely for silica gel or silica in everyday contexts.

See also: 二酸化ケイ素

• 乾かん燥そう剤ざいにケイ酸さんが使つかわれている。

  Silica is used as a desiccant.