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凝集塊 (gyoushuukai) Japanese meaning: aggregate | Kotomora

凝ぎょう集しゅう塊かい

ぎょ

う

しゅ

う

か

い

Meanings

1

aggregate; clump

Technical term for a mass formed by particles sticking together, used in fields such as materials science, geology, and biology.

溶よう液えき中ちゅうに凝ぎょう集しゅう塊かいが形けい成せいさ

れ

た

。

Aggregates formed in the solution.

この岩がん石せきは鉱こう物ぶつの凝ぎょう集しゅう塊かいから成なっている。

This rock consists of clumps of minerals.

Kanji

凝congeal, freeze, stiff
集gather, meet, congregate
塊clod, lump, chunk

Related words

凝ぎょう集しゅう
凝集 is the process of aggregation or flocculation, while 凝集塊 refers to the resulting mass or clump.

Etymology

Compound of 凝集 (ぎょうしゅう, 'aggregation') and 塊 (かい, 'lump' or 'mass'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward technical compound.