酸さん素そ酸さん

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Meanings

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noun

oxoacid

obsolete term

Obsolete term for an acid containing oxygen; modern Japanese uses オキソ酸.

Kanji

酸acid, bitterness, sour
素elementary, principle, naked

Related words

オキソ酸さん
Modern standard term for oxoacid; 酸素酸 is an obsolete synonym.

Built from

酸

は

オキソ

酸さん

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置お

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換か

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て

いる

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The term 酸素酸 has now been replaced by オキソ酸.

さん

素そ

+酸さん

Etymology

Compound of 酸素 (oxygen) and 酸 (acid), literally 'oxygen acid'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it was used in early chemistry terminology before being replaced by the loanword オキソ酸.