煙霧質
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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煙 | 霧 | 質 |
えん Grade: S | む Grade: S | しつ Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Probably coined in Japan as a compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 煙霧 (enmu, “smoke, fog, haze”) + 質 (shitsu, “quality; substance, material”).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [ẽ̞mːɯ̟ᵝɕit͡sɨᵝ]
Noun
煙霧質 (hiragana えんむしつ, rōmaji enmushitsu)
- an aerosol
- 煙霧質を発生させる
- enmushitsu o hassei saseru
- generate an aerosol
- 煙霧質を発生させる
- (more specifically) the particles that make up an aerosol
Synonyms
- (aerosol in general): エアロゾル (earozoru), 煙霧体 (enmutai)
- (aerosol particles): 気膠質 (kikōshitsu) (rare)
See also
- 気体 (kitai): a gas