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灰硼鉱 (kaihoukou) Japanese meaning: colemanite | Kotomora

灰かい硼ほう鉱こう

Meanings

1

A borate mineral; technical term used in mineralogy and geology.

灰かい硼ほう鉱こうはカルシウムを含ふくむ硼ほう酸さん塩えん鉱こう物ぶつである。
Colemanite is a borate mineral containing calcium.

Kanji

灰ashes, puckery juice, cremate
硼sound of stones struck together, boron
鉱mineral, ore

Etymology

The kanji 灰 (lime, ash), 硼 (boron), and 鉱 (mineral) describe the composition; the reading is on'yomi. The exact historical derivation of the Japanese name is uncertain.