msombo
MSOH-mboh
How to say it
SwahilimsomboMSOH-mbohsoon
Englishcompound (in chemistry)soon
Frenchcomposé (chimique)soon
Meaning
A substance made of two or more chemical elements joined together, such as water or salt.
Good to know
A school science word, m/mi class: plural misombo. The loanword kampaundi means the same.
Examples
- Maji ni msombo wa hidrojeni na oksijeni.Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
- Chumvi ya mezani ni msombo wa sodiamu na klorini.Table salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.
- Wanafunzi walijifunza kutenganisha misombo katika maabara.The students learned to separate compounds in the laboratory.
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