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吸着剤 (kyuuchakuzai) Japanese meaning: adsorbent | Kotomora

吸きゅう着ちゃく剤ざい

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Meanings

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adsorbent

pharmacology›

Technical term in pharmacology and chemistry for a substance that adsorbs another substance onto its surface.

活かっ性せい炭たんは優すぐれた吸きゅう着ちゃく剤ざいとして

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Activated charcoal is known as an excellent adsorbent.

この吸きゅう着ちゃく剤ざいは薬やく物ぶつの過か剰じょう摂せっ取しゅ時じに用もちいられる。

This adsorbent is used in cases of drug overdose.

Kanji

吸suck, imbibe, inhale
着don, arrive, wear
剤dose, medicine, drug

Related words

吸きゅう収しゅう剤ざい
吸収剤 (absorbent) takes a substance into its interior, while 吸着剤 (adsorbent) holds it on the surface.

Built from

吸きゅう着ちゃく+剤ざい

Etymology

Compound of 吸着 (adsorption) + 剤 (agent, preparation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.