🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

結晶性粉末

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kesshōsei funmatsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Crystalline powder/ˈkrɪs.təl.aɪn ˈpaʊ.dər/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その化学物質は白い結晶性粉末として得られた。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A dry, solid substance composed of numerous fine, microscopic crystals.

    "The chemical was supplied as a white crystalline powder that dissolves easily in water."
  2. 2

    A granular or pulverized form of a material retaining its internal crystal lattice structure.

    "Pharmacists compounded the medication using a pure crystalline powder extract."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'crystalline', originating from the Greek 'krystallos' (meaning ice or rock crystal) via Late Latin, and 'powder', from the Old French 'pouldre', ultimately derived from the Latin 'pulvis' (dust). The compound term emerged in scientific and chemical literature to describe solid substances composed of microscopic crystals.

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