hoá chất

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• hóa chất

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 化 (“to melt/dissolve”) and 質 (“substance”). Compare 化學物質 (chemical substance).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˦ t͡ɕət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˨˩˦ t͡ɕək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waː˦˥ cək̚˦˥]

Noun

hoá chất

1. a chemical; chemical substance; purified compound