전구체

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from (before) + 具體 (concrete existence).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nɡut͡ɕʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeon'guche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonguche
McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'guch'e
Yale Romanization?cenkwu.chey

Noun

전구체 • (jeon'guche) (hanja 前具體)

  1. (chemistry) precursor (one of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound)