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水酸基 (すいさんき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

水すい酸さん基き

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Meanings

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noun

Technical term in chemistry; refers to the -OH functional group.

アルコールは水すい酸さん基きを持もっている。
Alcohols have a hydroxyl group.

Kanji

水water
酸acid, bitterness, sour
基fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines

Etymology

Compound of 水 (water) + 酸 (acid) + 基 (group), reflecting the -OH group's relation to water and acids.