粉状(ふんじょう)

ふんじょう
noun
powdered form; powdery state
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.
粉状(ふんじょう)の洗剤(せんざい)は水(みず)に溶(と)けやすいが、湿気(しっけ)を吸(す)って固(かた)まりやすいので保管(ほかん)に注意(ちゅうい)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Powdered detergent dissolves easily in water, but it tends to absorb moisture and clump, so storage requires care.

A compound of 粉(ふん/こな) (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.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 粉状(ふんじょう)にする: to make into powder
  • 粉状(ふんじょう)の薬(くすり): powdered medicine
  • 粉状(ふんじょう)の食品(しょくひん): powdered food product
  • 粉状(ふんじょう)に加工(かこう)する: to process into powder form

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 粉末(ふんまつ): powder — the substance itself, rather than the state
  • 粒状(りゅうじょう): granular form — slightly larger particles than powder
  • 液状(えきじょう): liquid form — the opposite physical state
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