Japanese

えきたい
Meaning: liquid
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

液
体

Example sentences

Matter changes into one of three states—solid, liquid, or gas—depending on the temperature.
水銀は、常温で液体である唯一の金属だ。
Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
液体から不純物を取り除く。
Remove impurities from the liquid.
実験で液体に試薬を加えると、すぐに白濁した
When the reagent was added to the liquid during the experiment, it immediately became cloudy.
実験で酸とアルカリを混ぜて、液体を中和させた。
In the experiment, acid and alkali were mixed to neutralize the liquid.
水銀は常温で液体の金属です。
Mercury is a liquid metal at room temperature.
科学者は慎重に液体を試験管に注いだ。
The scientist carefully poured the liquid into the test tube.
実験室でピペットを使って液体を測定する
We measure liquids using a pipette in the laboratory.

Usage Notes

Refers to the state of matter between solid and gas.

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