塩素

Japanese
Kanji in this term
塩 素
えん
Grade: 4		 そ
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Chemical element
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Etymology

塩 (en, “salt”) + 素 (so, “chemical element”). Calque of Dutch zoutstof, from the fact that it is a main ingredient of table salt. Created by Udagawa Yōan in his book 遠西医方名物考補遺 in 1834 (“鹽素”).

Pronunciation

Noun

塩素 (hiragana えんそ, rōmaji enso)

  1. chlorine, Cl

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 塩素ガス中毒 (enso gasu chūdoku): chloride gas poisoning
  • 塩素水 (ensosui): chlorine water
  • 塩素爆鳴気 (enso-bakumeiki): chlorine detonating gas
  • 塩素酸 (ensosan): chloric acid
  • 塩素酸カリウム (ensosan kariumu): potassium chlorate
  • 塩素酸ナトリウム (ensosan natoriumu): sodium chlorate
  • 塩素酸塩 (enso-san'en): chlorate

References
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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