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化合物 (かごうぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

化か合ごう物ぶつ

か

ご

う

ぶ

つ

Common word

Meanings

1

noun

chemical compound

chemistry

Chemistry term for a substance formed from two or more elements chemically bonded together.

水みずは水すい素そと酸さん素その化か合ごう物ぶつです。
Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
この化か合ごう物ぶつは高こう

温おん

で

分ぶん

解かい

する

。

This compound decomposes at high temperatures.

Kanji

化change, take the form of, influence
合fit, suit, join
物thing, object, matter

Similar words

混こん合ごう物ぶつ
混合物 is a mixture where components are physically combined but not chemically bonded, unlike 化合物 which involves chemical bonding.
元げん素そ
元素 is a chemical element, a pure substance consisting of one type of atom, while 化合物 is composed of multiple elements.

Etymology

Compound of 化合 (かごう, 'chemical combination') + 物 (ぶつ, 'thing, substance'). 化合 is from 化 (か, 'change') + 合 (ごう, 'combine').