Japanese symbol for “catalysis”
触媒作用
しょくばいさよう
Romaji: shokubaisayou
catalytic action; catalysis
In Japanese, catalysis is 触媒作用, read しょくばいさよう (shokubaisayou).
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Meanings
- n catalytic action; catalysis (chem)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 接触 | せっしょく sesshoku | touch; contact; touching |
| 感触 | かんしょく kanshoku | feel (of something); touch; texture |
| 触る | さわる sawaru | to touch; to feel; to handle |
| 触れ合い | ふれあい fureai | contact; connectedness; rapport |
| 抵触 | ていしょく teishoku | infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; running afoul |
| 触媒 | しょくばい shokubai | catalyst |
| 媒体 | ばいたい baitai | medium; media |
| 媒介 | ばいかい baikai | mediation; agency; serving as a medium |
| 作る | つくる tsukuru | to make; to produce; to manufacture |
| 使用 | しよう shiyou | use; application; employment |
See also: Chinese symbol for “catalysis”.
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