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.
A compound of 粉 (powder) and 状 (form, state). The ~状 suffix is productive for describing the form or shape of substances: 液状 (liquid form), 固形状 (solid form), 粒状 (granular form).
Used as a noun modifier with の to describe things in powder form.
Common collocations
- 粉状にする: to make into powder
- 粉状の薬: powdered medicine
- 粉状の食品: powdered food product
- 粉状に加工する: to process into powder form