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    3. 単体

    単体

    単たん体たい

    simple substance (e.g. chemical)

    KMT9News #33+1NounScience & MathKanji Vocab16 strokes

    たんたい

    Noun

    1.
    simple substance (e.g. chemical)
    2.
    something standing alone, separate item, solo item

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    この化か学がく物ぶっ質しつは単たん体たいです。

    This chemical is a simple substance.

    KMT5Science & Math
    このソフトウェアは単たん体たいで動どう作ささせることができます。

    This software can be used as a standalone application.

    KMT8TechnologyScience & Math
    金きんは化か合ごう物ぶつではなく、単たん体たいである。

    Gold is a simple substance, not a compound.

    KMT9Science & Math
    自し然ぜん界かいでは、ある元げん素そは単たん体たいとして存そん在ざいし、またある元げん素そは化か合ごう物ぶつとして存そん在ざいする。

    In nature, some elements exist as simple substances, while others exist as compounds.

    KMT9Science & Math
    酸さん素そは通つう常じょう、二に原あた子え分ぶん子しとして存そん在ざいするが、単たん体たいとみなされる。

    Oxygen usually exists as a diatomic molecule, but it is considered a simple substance.

    KMT9Science & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    単
    ひとえ…(1)
    simple・one・single・merely
    体
    からだ・かたち…(3)
    body・substance・object・reality・counter for images
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