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分散媒 (bunsanbai) Japanese meaning: dispersion medium | Kotomora

分ぶん散さん媒ばい

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Meanings

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dispersion medium

Chemistry term for the continuous phase in a colloid or suspension in which particles are dispersed.

コロイド溶よう液えきでは、分ぶん散さん媒ばいが連れん続ぞく相

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In a colloidal solution, the dispersion medium forms the continuous phase.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
散scatter, disperse, spend
媒mediator, go-between

Related words

分ぶん散さん質しつ
分散媒 is the medium in which particles are dispersed, while 分散質 refers to the dispersed particles themselves.

Etymology

Compound of 分散 (dispersion) + 媒 (medium, intermediary). A modern technical term.