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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries화합물
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hwa-ham-mul
"물은 화합물입니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A substance formed from two or more elements chemically bonded together.
"Water is a chemical compound made of hydrogen and oxygen." - 2
A specific type of chemical substance that can be broken down into simpler substances by chemical reactions.
"Sodium chloride is a chemical compound that can be separated into sodium and chlorine."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'chemical', derived via Late Latin from Greek 'khēmeia' (referring to alchemy), and 'compound', from Latin 'componere' (to put together). Established in modern scientific terminology during the late 18th century as analytical chemistry defined definite proportions in matter.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chemical compound" is said worldwide
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composto chimico
Transliteration: komˈpɔsto ˈkimiko
"L'acqua è un composto chimico."
composé chimique
Transliteration: kɔ̃.poz ʃi.mik
"L'eau est un composé chimique."
Chemische Verbindung
Transliteration: ˈkeːmɪʃə fɛʁˈbɪndʊŋ
"Wasser ist eine chemische Verbindung."
compuesto químico
Transliteration: komˈpwesto ˈkimiko
"El agua es un compuesto químico."
composto químico
Transliteration: kõˈpostu ˈkiːmiku
"A água é um composto químico."
रासायनिक यौगिक
Transliteration: rāsāyanik yaugi
"पानी एक रासायनिक यौगिक है।"
化合物
Transliteration: huàhéwù
"水是一种化合物。"
화합물
Transliteration: hwa-ham-mul
"물은 화합물입니다."
化合物
Transliteration: kagōbutsu
"水は化合物です。"
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