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沈殿剤 (chindenzai) Japanese meaning: precipitant | Kotomora

沈ちん殿でん剤ざい

ち

ん

で

ん

ざ

い

Meanings

1

precipitant; precipitating agent

Technical term in chemistry for a substance that causes precipitation from a solution.

この実じっ験けんでは沈ちん殿でん剤ざいとして水すい酸

さん

化か

ナトリウム

を

使つか

い

ます

。

In this experiment, we use sodium hydroxide as the precipitating agent.

Kanji

沈sink, be submerged, subside
殿Mr., hall, mansion
剤dose, medicine, drug

Related words

沈ちん殿でん
沈殿 is the precipitation process or the precipitate itself, while 沈殿剤 specifically refers to the agent that causes precipitation.

Built from

沈ちん殿でん+剤ざい

Etymology

Compound of 沈殿 (precipitation) + 剤 (agent, medicine).