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溶質 (ようしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

溶よう質しつ

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Meanings

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noun

solute

chemistry

Chemistry term for the substance dissolved in a solvent to form a solution.

食しょく塩えん水すいでは、食しょく塩えんが溶よう質しつで水みずが溶よう媒ばいです。
In salt water, salt is the solute and water is the solvent.

Kanji

溶melt, dissolve, thaw
質substance, quality, matter

Similar words

溶よう媒ばい
溶媒 is the solvent, the substance that dissolves the solute (溶質).
溶よう液えき
溶液 is the resulting solution, the combination of solute and solvent.

Etymology

Compound of 溶 (dissolve) and 質 (substance, matter). A modern chemistry term.