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)