酸 化 物(さんかぶつ)

さんかぶつ

noun

oxide

1. oxide; a compound containing oxygen

A chemistry term for a compound formed when a substance combines with oxygen. Commonly encountered in science textbooks, material science, and articles about rust, corrosion, and batteries.

鉄(てつ)の酸化物(さんかぶつ)はさびだ。

An oxide of iron is rust.

金属(きんぞく)は空気中(くうきちゅう)で酸化物(さんかぶつ)になりやすい。

Metals easily turn into oxides in the air.

この電池(でんち)の電極(でんきょく)にはリチウムの酸化物(さんかぶつ)が使(つか)われている。

A lithium oxide is used in the electrodes of this battery.

Composed of 酸化(さんか) (oxidation) and the suffix 〜物(ぶつ) (substance, thing), literally "an oxidized substance." The word is a neutral technical term used in chemistry, physics, and engineering contexts; it is not used figuratively.

Common collocations

金属(きんぞく)酸化物(さんかぶつ): metal oxide
鉄(てつ)の酸化物(さんかぶつ): iron oxide
酸化物(さんかぶつ)半導体(はんどうたい): oxide semiconductor
酸化物(さんかぶつ)になる: to become an oxide
酸化物(さんかぶつ)を還元(かんげん)する: to reduce an oxide

Related words

酸化(さんか): oxidation — the process itself
還元(かんげん): reduction — the chemical opposite of oxidation
化合物(かごうぶつ): compound — any substance formed by chemical union
酸化鉄(さんかてつ): iron oxide — a specific example; rust is a form of this

Related Words

Related: 還元(かんげん) (reduction)

Related: 化合物(かごうぶつ) (compound)

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