煙霧質

Japanese
Kanji in this term
煙 霧 質
えん
Grade: S		 む
Grade: S		 しつ
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Probably coined in Japan as a compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 煙霧 (enmu, “smoke, fog, haze”) +‎ 質 (shitsu, “quality; substance, material”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞mːɯ̟ᵝɕit͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

煙(えん)霧(む)質(しつ) • (enmushitsu) 

  1. an aerosol
    煙霧質(えんむしつ)を発生(はっせい)させる
    enmushitsu o hassei saseru
    generate an aerosol
  2. (more specifically) the particles that make up an aerosol

Synonyms
  • (aerosol in general): エアロゾル (earozoru), 煙霧体(えんむたい) (enmutai)
  • (aerosol particles): 気膠質(きこうしつ) (kikōshitsu) (rare)

See also
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