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): [ẽ̞mːɯ̟ɕit͡sɨ]

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

• 気体(きたい) (kitai): a gas