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スルホン酸塩 (suruhonsanen) Japanese meaning: sulfonate | Kotomora

スルホン酸さん塩えん

Meanings

1

sulfonate

Chemical term for a salt or ester of a sulfonic acid.

この洗せん剤ざいにはスルホン酸さん塩えんが含ふくまれている。
This detergent contains sulfonate.

Kanji

酸acid, bitterness, sour
塩salt

Word family

アルキルベンゼンスルホン酸さん塩えん
alkyl benzene sulfonate

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スルホン酸さん

Etymology

From English 'sulfonate', adapted into Japanese as スルホン酸塩 (suruhon san'en), combining スルホン (sulfone) + 酸 (acid) + 塩 (salt).