가소제

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 可塑 (“plasticity”) + 劑 (“substance”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)sʰo̞d͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)소제]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gasoje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gasoje
McCune–Reischauer?	kasoje
Yale Romanization?	kāsocey

Noun

가소제 • (gasoje) (hanja 可塑劑)

1. (chemistry) A plasticizer.