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哌 (pài) — (used in transliteration) phonetic component in loanwords, especially chemical terms

Definition

A bound phonetic used only in transliterated chemical names (like 哌嗪 piperazine, 哌啶 piperidine). It never stands alone and has no meaning of its own — it just provides the 'pai' sound.

bound form
(used in transliteration) phonetic component in loanwordsespecially chemical terms

Examples

  • 哌。
    pài Qín shì yì zhǒng huà xué wù zhì.
    Piperazine is a chemical substance.
  • 哌啶。
    pài Dìng cháng yòng yú zhì yào.
    Piperidine is often used in pharmaceuticals.
  • 哌啶哌。
    pài Dìng hé pài qín dōu shì huà xué wù zhì.
    Piperidine and piperazine are both chemical substances.
Appears in
Physics & Chemistry

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