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緩衝液 (kanshoueki) Japanese meaning: buffer solution | Kotomora

緩かん衝しょう液えき

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Meanings

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buffer solution

Technical term in chemistry for a solution that resists changes in pH when small amounts of acid or base are added.

実じっ験けんでは、pHを一いっ定ていに保たもつため

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緩かん

衝しょう

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In the experiment, we use a buffer solution to keep the pH constant.

Kanji

緩slacken, loosen, relax
衝collide, brunt, highway
液fluid, liquid, juice

Built from

緩かん衝しょう+液えき

Etymology

Compound of 緩衝 (buffer, cushioning) and 液 (liquid, solution). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern scientific coinage.