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逆性石鹸 (gyakuseisekken) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

逆ぎゃく性せい石せっ鹸けん

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Meanings

1

cationic soap; invert soap; positive soap

Technical term for a type of surfactant where the active part is a cation; used in disinfectants and fabric softeners. Not ordinary soap.

逆ぎゃく性せい石せっ鹸けんは殺さっ菌きん作さ用ようがあるため、病びょう院いんでよく使

つか

わ

れる

。

Cationic soap is often used in hospitals because of its disinfectant properties.

柔じゅう軟なん剤ざいには逆ぎゃく性せい石せっ鹸けんが含ふくまれていることが多おおい。

Fabric softeners often contain cationic soap.

Kanji

逆inverted, reverse, opposite
性sex, gender, nature
石stone
鹸saltiness

Related words

石せっ鹸けん
Ordinary soap; 逆性石鹸 is a specialized type with opposite ionic properties, not used for general washing.
界かい面めん活かっ性せい剤ざい
Surfactant; 逆性石鹸 is one category of cationic surfactant.

Built from

逆ぎゃく性せい+石せっ鹸けん

Written forms

逆ぎゃく性せい石せっ鹸けん
Standard kanji spelling using 石鹸 for 'soap'.
逆ぎゃく性せい石せっけん
Common variant with 石けん, often used when 鹸 is not available or preferred.

Etymology

Compound of 逆性 (reverse property) and 石鹸 (soap), referring to the inverted ionic nature compared to ordinary soap.