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一酸化炭素 (いっさんかたんそ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いっ酸さん化か炭たん素そ

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さ

ん

か

た

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そ

Common word

Meanings

1

noun

carbon monoxide

Chemical compound CO; a colorless, odorless toxic gas. Common in news and safety contexts.

一いっ酸さん化か炭たん素そ中ちゅう毒どくに注ちゅう意いしてください。
Be careful of carbon monoxide poisoning.
不ふ完かん全ぜん燃ねん焼しょうによって一いっ酸さん化か炭たん

素そ

が

発はっ

生せい

する

。

Carbon monoxide is produced by incomplete combustion.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
酸acid, bitterness, sour
化change, take the form of, influence
炭charcoal, coal
素elementary, principle, naked

Similar words

二に酸さん化か炭たん素そ
Carbon dioxide (CO₂), a common greenhouse gas, while 一酸化炭素 is the toxic carbon monoxide (CO).

Etymology

Compound of 一酸化 (いっさんか, 'monoxide') + 炭素 (たんそ, 'carbon'), a straightforward chemical term.