炭酸

See also: 碳酸

Japanese
Kanji in this term
炭 酸
たん
Grade: 3		 さん
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From 炭 (tan, “coal”, also in 炭素 (tanso, “carbon”)) +‎ 酸 (san, “acid”), calque of Dutch koolstofzuur (literally “carbon acid; coalstuff sour”). Created by Udagawa Yōan in his book 遠西医方名物考補遺 in 1834 (“炭酸”).

Pronunciation

Noun

炭酸 (hiragana たんさん, rōmaji tansan)

  1. carbonic acid
  2. Clipping of 炭酸飲料 (tansan inryō, “carbonated drink”).

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