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氫氧

简氢氧 · 繁氫氧

Mandarin · pinyin qīng yǎng

oxyhydrogen

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氧: yǎng · oxygen (element 8, O)
氢: qīng · ammonia; hydrogen nitride

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noun

(～根, ～離子) (inorganic chemistry) hydroxide ion
(～基) (organic chemistry) hydroxyl group
(chemistry) oxyhydrogen (mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gases)

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