포화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 飽和

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)βwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [포(ː)화]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pohwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pohwa
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ohwa
Yale Romanization?	phōhwa

Noun

포화 • (pohwa) (hanja 飽和)

1. saturation

Derived terms

• 불포화 (不飽和, bulpohwa, “unsaturated”)
• 포화 지방산 (飽和脂肪酸, pohwa jibangsan, “saturated fatty acid”)