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メタ燐酸 (メタりんさん, metarinsan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

メタ燐りん酸さん

Meanings

1

metaphosphoric acid

Technical term in chemistry; refers to a polymeric form of phosphoric acid.

メタ燐りん酸さんはリン酸さんの脱だっ水すい縮しゅく合ごうによって生せい成せいされる。
Metaphosphoric acid is produced by dehydration-condensation of phosphoric acid.

Kanji

燐phosphorus
酸acid, bitterness, sour

Related words

リン酸さん
Phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄), the monomeric form; metaphosphoric acid is a polymerized derivative.

Etymology

From メタ (meta-) + 燐酸 (りんさん, phosphoric acid). The prefix メタ indicates a more condensed or dehydrated form in chemical nomenclature.