(のうしゅく)

のうしゅく
noun / suru verb
concentration, condensation
1. concentration, condensation
The process of making a liquid or substance more concentrated by removing water or other diluting agents. Also used figuratively to mean packing a lot of content into a compact form.
濃縮(のうしゅく)ジュースを(みず)(うす)める。
To dilute concentrated juice with water.
ウランを濃縮(のうしゅく)する技術(ぎじゅつ)がある。
There is technology for enriching uranium.
三十年(さんじゅうねん)経験(けいけん)濃縮(のうしゅく)された一冊(いっさつ)(ほん)だ。
It is a book that condenses thirty years of experience.

USAGE:
Used both literally (chemistry, food science) and figuratively (condensing experience, knowledge, etc.). The passive form 濃縮(のうしゅく)された is common when describing something that has been concentrated.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 濃縮(のうしゅく)ジュース: concentrated juice
  • 濃縮(のうしゅく)ウラン: enriched uranium
  • 濃縮(のうしゅく)された: concentrated, condensed
  • 濃縮(のうしゅく)還元(かんげん): from concentrate (on labels)