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二酸化ケイ素 (にさんかけいそ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

二に酸さん化かケイ素そ

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Meanings

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noun

silicon dioxide; silica

chemistry

Chemical term for SiO₂; used in scientific and industrial contexts. Also referred to as シリカ.

See also: シリカ

二に酸さん化かケイ素そはガラスの主しゅ成せい分ぶんです。
Silicon dioxide is the main component of glass.

この粉ふん末まつは高こう純じゅん度どの二に酸さん化かケイ素そです。

This powder is high-purity silicon dioxide.

Written forms

二に酸さん化かケイ素そ
Standard chemical term; ケイ素 is the modern katakana spelling for silicon.
二に酸さん化か珪けい素そ
Alternate kanji spelling using 珪 for silicon; less common in modern chemistry texts.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
酸acid, bitterness, sour
化change, take the form of, influence
素elementary, principle, naked
珪jade scepter or tablet (authority symbol)

Similar words

シリカ
シリカ is the loanword for silica, often used interchangeably with 二酸化ケイ素 in industrial contexts, but 二酸化ケイ素 is the formal chemical name.

Etymology

Compound of 二酸化 (dioxide) + ケイ素 (silicon). ケイ素 is a modern coinage using the katakana ケイ for the element silicon, replacing the older kanji 珪.