Jun 30, 2013 00:48
10 yrs ago
Japanese term
石鹼素地
Japanese to English
Science
Science (general)
soap making
Put on a label for a special type of herb soap. I am not familar with how soap is made, but my guess is that this kanji is some type of "soap base" which in most cases would be animal fat. Does anyone know for sure?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | surface acting agent/ soap material/ soap material for saponification |
bata9japan
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| 2 | soap base material / neat soap |
David Gibney
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David Gibney
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Ireland
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soap base material / neat soap
If it's on a list of soap ingredients I would go with "soap base/base material/neat soap'". Could you provide more context? Wha tother ingredients are listed?
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bata9japan
Japan
Japan
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Japan
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surface acting agent/ soap material/ soap material for saponification
"石鹸素地" is made of fat acid and sodium hydroxide. And putting "石鹸素地" and water together lead to make soap, "石鹸".
The process for making soap is called "saponification"
In japan, "石鹸素地" is 界面活性剤(surface acting agent) medically.
The process for making soap is called "saponification"
In japan, "石鹸素地" is 界面活性剤(surface acting agent) medically.
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