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基質

简基质 · 繁基質

Mandarin · pinyin jī zhì

base solvent (of chemical compound)
stroma (framing biological tissue)

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基: jī · foundation, base
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质: zhì · matter, material, substance

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noun

(geology) geological matrix; groundmass
(biology) matrix; stroma
(chemistry) matrix
(anatomy) ground substance

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