氢氧化钙

氫氧化鈣

qīngyǎnghuàgài

noun

Meanings

1 calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2)
2 slaked lime
3 hydrated lime

Characters

-ide; (chemical) compound

Examples

氢氧化钙的水溶液俗称石灰水。

Qīngyǎnghuàgài de shuǐróngyè súchēng shíhuīshuǐ.

An aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide is commonly called limewater.

食品级氢氧化钙用来处理皮蛋的表面。

Shípǐnjí qīngyǎnghuàgài yònglái chǔlǐ pídàn de biǎomiàn.

Food-grade calcium hydroxide is used to treat the surface of century eggs.

Tips

grammar

Chinese inorganic chemistry follows a strict morpheme formula. Read right-to-left: 钙 calcium | 化 -ide / compound | 氧 oxygen | 氢 hydrogen → 'hydrogen-oxygen-ide of calcium' = hydroxide of calcium. Same pattern: 氢氧化钠 NaOH, 氢氧化钾 KOH.

Stroke Order

氢 qīng

氧 yǎng

化 huà

钙 gài