粉状(ふんじょう)

ふんじょう
noun, no-adjective
powdered form; powdery state
science
1. powdered form; powdery state; powder-like
The state or form of being a fine powder. Used to describe materials, substances, foods, or medicines that have been ground or processed into a powder.
この薬(くすり)は粉状(ふんじょう)になっている。
This medicine is in powdered form.
砂糖(さとう)を粉状(ふんじょう)にして振(ふ)りかけた。
I ground the sugar into a powder and sprinkled it on.
Powdered detergent dissolves easily in water, but it tends to absorb moisture and clump, so storage requires care.

A compound of 粉(ふん) (powder) and 状(じょう) (form, state). The ~状(じょう) suffix is productive for describing the form or shape of substances: 液状(えきじょう) (liquid form), 固形状(こけいじょう) (solid form), 粒状(りゅうじょう) (granular form).

Used as a noun modifier with の to describe things in powder form.

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