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 TERMS:

  • 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
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