kiềm

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See also: kiem and kiếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鹼 (“base”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiəm˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kiəm˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kim˨˩]

Noun

(classifier chất) kiềm

(inorganic chemistry) a base of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal

See also

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