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ホウケイ酸塩 (houkeisanen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ホウケイ酸さん塩えん

also: ほうけいさんえん

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Meanings

1

borosilicate

Chemistry term for a salt or ester of borosilicate, commonly encountered in materials science (e.g., borosilicate glass).

ホウケイ酸さん塩えんガラスは耐たい熱ねつ性せいに優すぐれている

。

Borosilicate glass has excellent heat resistance.

Kanji

酸acid, bitterness, sour
塩salt
硼sound of stones struck together, boron
珪jade scepter or tablet (authority symbol)

Built from

ホウケイ酸さん+塩えん

Written forms

ホウケイ酸さん塩えん
Standard modern spelling using katakana for the element name and kanji for the chemical term.
硼ほう珪けい酸さん塩えん
Older kanji spelling using 硼 (boron) and 珪 (silicon); rarely used today.
ほうけいさんえん

Etymology

Compound of ホウケイ (borosilicate, from ホウ素 'boron' and ケイ素 'silicon') and 酸塩 (acid salt).