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不飽和炭化水素 (ふほうわたんかすいそ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

不ふ飽ほう和わ炭たん化か水すい素そ

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Meanings

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unsaturated hydrocarbon

Technical term in organic chemistry for a hydrocarbon containing at least one double or triple bond.

エチレンは最もっとも単たん純じゅんな不ふ飽ほう和わ炭たん化か水すい素その一ひとつです

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Ethylene is one of the simplest unsaturated hydrocarbons.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
飽sated, tired of, bored
和harmony, Japanese style, peace
炭charcoal, coal
化change, take the form of, influence
水water
素elementary, principle, naked

Related words

飽ほう和わ炭たん化か水すい素そ
Saturated hydrocarbon, containing only single bonds between carbon atoms.
アルケン
Alkene, a specific type of unsaturated hydrocarbon with at least one carbon-carbon double bond.
アルキン
Alkyne, a specific type of unsaturated hydrocarbon with at least one carbon-carbon triple bond.

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Etymology

Compound of 不飽和 (unsaturated) + 炭化水素 (hydrocarbon). The term is a direct calque from English 'unsaturated hydrocarbon'.

炭たん化か水すい素そ