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TOPIK 5noun

중금속

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중금속이 · 중금속을

heavy metal (chemistry)

Example

이 지역 토양에서 중금속이 검출되었습니다.

Heavy metals were detected in the soil in this area.

Word parts

중 heavy금 metal, gold속 category

중 'heavy' + 금속 'metal'.

Good to know

Only the chemical sense; heavy metal music is 헤비메탈.