He Pūmotu Matua
Main Elements
Koia nei ngā pūmotu mātāmua rua tekau o te Taka Pūmotu me ētahi atu e tino whai tikanga ana:
| Kupu Ingarihi | Kupu Māori | Kupu whakawhiti oro mai i te reo Ingarihi | Tohu | Tau iraoho |
| aluminium | konumohe | aruminiama | Al | 13 |
| argon | hauhauhā | ākana | Ar | 18 |
| beryllium | konuuku | peririama | Be | 4 |
| boron | pūtiwha | pōrana | B | 5 |
| bromine | pūkane | paraumini | Br | 35 |
| calcium | konupūmā | kāhiama | Ca | 20 |
| carbon | waro | kāpona | C | 6 |
| chlorine | haumāota | kōrini | Cl | 17 |
| chromium | konukita | koromiama | Cr | 24 |
| cobalt | konukurahina | kaupata | Co | 27 |
| copper | konukura | kapa | Cu | 29 |
| flourine | haukōwhai | whuruini | F | 9 |
| gold | kōura | kōura | Au | 79 |
| helium | haumāmā | hīriama | He | 2 |
| hydrogen | hauwai | haitorana | H | 1 |
| iodine | hautawa | aiotini | I | 53 |
| iron | rino | rino | Fe | 26 |
| lead | konumatā | rēti | Pb | 82 |
| lithium | konukōhatu | ritiama | Li | 3 |
| magnesium | konupora | makanīhiama | Mg | 12 |
| manganese | konupango | makanihi | Mn | 25 |
| mercury | konuoi | mēkuri | Hg | 80 |
| neon | haukura | niana | Ne | 10 |
| nickel | konukōreko | nīkara | Ni | 28 |
| nitrogen | hauota | naitorena | N | 7 |
| oxygen | hāora | ōkihena | O | 8 |
| phosphorus | pūtūtaewhetū | poporahi | P | 15 |
| platinum | konukawata | paratiama | Pt | 78 |
| potassium | konurehu | pautahiama | K | 19 |
| silicon | takawai | hirikana | Si | 14 |
| silver | hiriwa | hiriwa | Ag | 47 |
| sodium | konutai | hautiama | Na | 11 |
| sulphur | pungatara, pūngāwhā | hawha | S | 16 |
| tin | tini | tini | Sn | 50 |
| titanium | konuhinauri | taitāniama | Ti | 22 |
| tungsten | tangitene | tangitene | W | 74 |
| uranium | konukarihi | ūreiniama | U | 92 |
| zinc | konutea | tīniki | Zn | 30 |
Te tikanga o ngā tae:
| He totoka i te paemahana ā-whare | He wē i te paemahana ā-whare | He haurehu i te paemahana ā-whare |
He Katote
Ions
| Kupu Ingarihi | Kupu Māori | Kupu whakawhiti oro mai i te reo Ingarihi | Tohu |
| acetate (ethanoate) | winika | ahitate | CH3CO2– |
| bicarbonate | pākawa waro-rua | paikāponate | HCO3– |
| carbonate | pākawa waro | kāponate | CO32– |
| chloride | pūhaumāota | kōrai | Cl– |
| dioxide | hāora-rua | ōkai-rua | O2 |
| fluoride | pūkōwhai | whuruai | F– |
| hydroxide | waihā | haitorowai | OH– |
| iodide | kahautawa | aiotai | I– |
| monoxide | hāora-tahi | ōkai-tahi | O |
| nitrate | pākawa ota | naiate | NO3– |
| oxide | ōkai | ōkai | O2– |
| sulphate | pākawa pungatara | hāwhate | SO42– |
| sulphite | pākati pungatara | hāwhiti | SO32– |
| trioxide (ozone) | hāora-toru | ōkai-toru | O3 |
He Pūhui Katote
Ionic Compounds
| Kupu Ingarihi | Kupu Māori | Tohu | Kupu Whakawhiti Oro mai i te Reo Ingarihi |
| acetic acid (ethanoic acid) | waikawa winika, waikawa ewaro | CH3COOH | waikawa ahitate |
| aluminium chloride | konumohe pūhaumāota | AlCl3 | aruminiama kōrai |
| aluminium oxide | konumohe ōkai | Al2O3 | aruminiama ōkai |
| aluminium sulphate | konumohe pākawa pungatara | Al2(SO4)3 | aruminiama hāwhate |
| ammonia, hydrogen nitride | haukini | NH3 | amaunia |
| ammonium carbonate | haukini pākawa waro | (NH4)2CO3 | amaunia kāponate |
| ammonium chloride | haukini pūhaumāota | NH4Cl | amaunia kōrai |
| ammonium hydroxide | haukini waihā | NH4OH | amaunia haitorowai |
| ammonium nitrate | haukini pākawa ota | NH4NO3 | amaunia naiate |
| ammonium sulphate | haukini pākawa pungatara | (NH4)2SO4 | amaunia hāwhate |
| butane | pūwaro | C4H10 | pūwaro |
| calcium carbonate | konupūmā pākawa waro | CaCO3 | kāhiama kāponate |
| calcium chloride | konupūmā pūhaumāota | CaCl2 | kāhiama kōrai |
| calcium hydroxide (limewater) | konupūmā waihā | Ca(OH)2 | kāhiama haitorowai (wairaima) |
| calcium nitrate | konupūmā pākawa ota | Ca(NO3)2 | kāhiama naiate |
| calcium oxide | konupūmā ōkai | CaO | kāhiama ōkai |
| carbon dioxide | hauhā, waro hāora-rua | CO2 | kāpona ōkai-rua |
| carbonic acid | waikawa waro | H2CO3 | waikawa kāpona |
| carbon monoxide | haukino, waro hāora-tahi | CO | kāpona ōkai-tahi |
| citric acid (hydrogen citrate) | waikawa rēmana | C6H8O7 | waikawa rēmana |
| copper carbonate | konukura pākawa waro | CuCO3 | kapa kāponate |
| copper chloride | konukura pūhaumāota | CuCl2 | kapa kōrai |
| copper oxide | konukura ōkai | CuO | kapa ōkai |
| copper sulphate | konukura pākawa pungatara | CuSO4 | kapa hāwhate |
| ethane | ewaro | C2H6 | |
| ethanoic acid (acetic acid) | waikawa winika, waikawa ewaro | CH3COOH | waikawa ahitate |
| ethanol | waihā ewaro | C2H5OH | |
| formic acid (methanoic acid) | waikawa mewaro | HCOOH | |
| glucose | kūhuka | C6H12O6 | |
| heptane | hewaro | C7H16 | |
| hexane | owaro | C6H14 | |
| hydrochloric acid | waikawa pūhaumāota | HCl | waikawa kōrai |
| hydrofluoric acid | waikawa pūkōwhai | HF | waikawa whuruai |
| hydrogen citrate (citric acid) | waikawa rēmana | C6H8O7 | waikawa rēmana |
| hydrogen peroxide (hydrogen dioxide) | haitorana ōkai-rua | H2O2 | haitorana ōkai-rua |
| iron chloride | rino pūhaumāota | FeCl3 | rino kōrai |
| iron hydroxide | rino waihā | Fe(OH)2 | rino haitorowai |
| iron nitrate | rino pākawa ota | Fe(NO3)3 | rino naiate |
| iron oxide | rino ōkai | Fe2O3 | |
| iron sulphate | rino pākawa pungatara | FeSO4 | rino hāwhate |
| lactic acid | waikawa waiū | C3H6O3 | |
| lead nitrate | konumatā pākawa ota | Pb(NO3)2 | rēti naiate |
| lead oxide | konumatā ōkai | PbO | rēti ōkai |
| lead sulphate | konumatā pākawa pungatara | PbSO4 | rēti hāwhate |
| magnesium chloride | konupora pūhaumāota | MgCl2 | makanīhiama kōrai |
| magnesium hydroxide | konupora waihā | Mg(OH)2 | makanīhiama haitorowai |
| magnesium nitrate | konupora pākawa ota | Mg(NO3)2 | makanīhiama naiate |
| magnesium oxide | konupora ōkai | MgO | makanīhiama ōkai |
| magnesium sulphate | konupora pākawa pungatara | MgSO4 | makanīhiama hāwhate |
| methane | mewaro | CH4 | |
| methanoic acid (formic acid) | waikawa mewaro | HCOOH | |
| nitric acid | waikawa hauota | HNO3 | waikawa naiate |
| nitric oxide | hauota ōkai | NO | naiate ōkai |
| nitrogen dioxide | hauota hāora-rua | NO2 | naitorena ōkai-rua |
| nitrous oxide | hauota-rua ōkai | N2O | naitorihi ōkai |
| octane | wawaro | C8H18 | |
| pentane | pewaro | C2H12 | |
| phosphate | pākawa tūtaewhetū | PO43– | popoate |
| potassium bicarbonate | konurehu pākawa waro-rua | KHCO3 | pautahiama paikāponate |
| potassium chloride | konurehu pūhaumāota | KCl | pautahiama kōrai |
| potassium hydroxide | konurehu waihā | KOH | pautahiama haitorowai |
| potassium iodide | konurehu kahautawa | KI | pautahiama aiotai |
| potassium nitrate | konurehu pākawa ota | KNO3 | pautahiama naiate |
| potassium sulphate | konurehu pākawa pungatara | K2SO4 | pautahiama hāwhate |
| propane | powaro | C3H8 | |
| silver chloride | hiriwa pūhaumāota | AgCl | hiriwa kōrai |
| sodium acetate (sodium ethanoate) | konutai winika | CH3COONa | hautiama ahitate |
| sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) | konutai pākawa waro-rua | NaHCO3 | hautiama paikāponate (pēkena hōura) |
| sodium carbonate | konutai pākawa waro | Na2CO3 | hautiama kāponate |
| sodium chloride | konutai pūhaumāota | NaCl | hautiama kōrai |
| sodium ethanoate (sodium acetate) | konutai winika | CH3COONa | hautiama ahitate |
| sodium fluoride | konutai pūkōwhai | NaF | hautiama whuruai |
| sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) | konutai waihā | NaOH | hautiama haitorowai |
| sodium nitrate | konutai pākawa ota | NaNO3 | hautiama naiate |
| sodium sulphate | konutai pākawa pungatara | Na2SO4 | hautiama hāwhate |
| sulphur dioxide | pungatara hāora-rua | SO2 | hawha ōkai-rua |
| sulphuric acid | waikawa pungatara | H2SO4 | waikawa hāwhate |
| sulphur trioxide | pungatara hāora-toru | SO3 | hawha ōkai-toru |
| tartaric acid | waikawa tātariki | C4H6O6 | waikawa tātariki |
| zinc carbonate | konutea pākawa waro | ZnCO3 | tīniki kāponate |
| zinc chloride | konutea pūhaumāota | ZnCl2 | tīniki kōrai |
| zinc nitrate | konutea pākawa ota | Zn(NO3)2 | tīniki naiate |
| zinc sulphate | konutea pākawa pungatara | ZnSO4 | tīniki hāwhate |
He Wehewehenga Pūtaiao
Divisions of Pūtaiao
| acoustics | mātai oro |
| agricultural science | mātai ahuwhenua |
| agriculture | ahuwhenua |
| anatomy | mātai tinana |
| astronomy | mātai arorangi |
| biochemistry | mātai matū-koiora |
| biology | mātai koiora |
| biophysics | mātai ahupūngao koiora |
| biotechnology | mātai hangarau koiora |
| botany | mātai tipu |
| chemistry | mātai matū |
| civil engineering | pūhanga metarahi |
| climatology | mātai āhuarangi |
| cosmology | mātai tuarangi |
| dentistry | mātai niho |
| ecology | mātai hauropi |
| electronic engineering | pūhanga tāhiko |
| electronics | mātai tāhiko |
| engineering | mātai pūhanga |
| epidemiology | mātai tahumaero |
| genetics | mātai iranga |
| geology | mātai aronuku |
| gynaecology | mātai arowahine |
| health science | mātai hauora |
| horticultural science | mātai ahumāra |
| horticulture | ahumāra |
| hydraulic engineering | pūhanga waipēhi |
| hydraulics | mātai waipēhi |
| hydrology | mātai arowai |
| marine biology | mātai koiora moana |
| mechanical engineering | pūhanga pūrere |
| medical science | mātai rongoā |
| medicine (profession) | mahi rata |
| meteorology | mātai huarere |
| microbiology | mātai koiora moroiti |
| nuclear physics | mātai ahupūngao karihi |
| oceanography | mātai aumoana |
| oncology | mātai mate pukupuku |
| organic chemistry | mātai matū whaiwaro |
| orthinology | mātai manu |
| paediatrics | mātai arotamariki |
| palaeontology | mātai mātātoka |
| pharmacology | mātai taka rongoā |
| physics | mātai ahupūngao |
| physiology | mātai whaiaroaro |
| psychiatry | mātai mate hinengaro |
| seismology | mātai rū whenua |
| soil science | mātai oneone |
| technology | hangarau |
| volcanology | mātai puia |
| zoology | mātai kīrehe |
He Taputapu Pūtaiao
Pūtaiao Equipment
| agar culture | pia whakatipu |
| ammeter | ine-iahiko |
| aquarium | kauranga ika |
| bar magnet | poro autō |
| beaker | ipurau |
| bell jar | ipu pere |
| bi-metal strip | tāhei konurua |
| binocular microscope | whārahi karurua |
| binoculars | karurua whakatata |
| blowpipe | pūpuha |
| boiling tube | ipuipu nui |
| bulb holder | whakakopa pūrama |
| bung | puru |
| bunsen burner | muratahi |
| burette | ngōine katirere |
| capacitor | pūnga iahiko |
| capillary tube | ngongo rauangi |
| carbon disc | porotiti waro |
| centrifuge | pūrere whakawaho |
| chromatography paper | pepa tūrara |
| clamp | whakakopa |
| clip | rawhi |
| coarse adjustment | kou whānui |
| coil (of wire) | pōkai (waea) |
| colour filter | tātari tae |
| combustion spoon | koko ngingiha |
| concave mirror | whakaata kōpapa |
| condenser | whakatōtā |
| conical flask | puoto koeko |
| convex mirror | whakaata koropuku |
| cover slip | uhi angiangi |
| crucible | oko whakawera |
| deioniser | tango katote |
| delivery tube | pū haurehu |
| desiccator | whakamaroke |
| dissecting tray | paepae tuaki |
| distillation flask | puoto iheunga |
| dropper | ngōpata |
| electric hotplate | tārahu hiko |
| electronic scale | ine-taumaha tāhiko |
| electronic timer | ine-wā tāhiko |
| electroscope | ine-hikotū |
| evaporating basin | oko whakaeto |
| eyepiece | mōhiti runga |
| filter funnel | kōrere tātari |
| filter paper | pepa tātari |
| fine adjustment | kou whāiti |
| fire blanket | tāmi ahi |
| fire extinguisher | whakapoko ahi |
| fireproof board | papa ārai ahi |
| flask | puoto |
| force meter | ine-tōpana |
| forceps | kuku |
| fume cupboard | kāpata haurehu tāoke |
| funnel | kōrere |
| galvanometer | ine-ararua (iahiko) |
| gas jar | ipu haurehu |
| gas tap | kati haurehu |
| gas tube | ngongo haurehu |
| gauze mat | whāriki waetoru |
| glass prism | poro kōata |
| glass tube | ngongo kōata |
| horseshoe magnet | autō tāwhana |
| incubator | pūrere awhi |
| inoculating loop | waea whakatipu moroiti |
| insulated wire | waea ārai hiko |
| iron filings | maramara rino |
| kaleidoscope | takawhīwhiwhi |
| light box | pouaka rama |
| light bulb | pūrama |
| light dependent resistor | parenga iahiko ngoiaho |
| light filter | tātari aho |
| light meter | ine-aho |
| loud speaker | tukuoro |
| magnifying glass | kōata whakarahi |
| major magnet | autō taikaha |
| measuring cylinder | puoto ine |
| microscope | karu whārahi |
| microscope slide | tawhera whārahi |
| microscope tube | ngongo whārahi |
| mirror | whakaata |
| mortar and pestle | oko me te kuru |
| multimeter | ine-matatini |
| nature table | tēpu taiao |
| objective lens | mōhiti raro |
| organic molecule kit | kete rāpoi ngota whaiwaro |
| peak flow meter | ine-huangō |
| periscope | karu tororunga |
| pestle and mortar | kuru me te oko |
| petrie dish | pae porowhita |
| pH meter | ine-pH |
| pipette | ngōine |
| pipette filler | whakakī ngoine |
| plastic tube | ngongo kirihou |
| plug | puru |
| power pack | pouaka hiko |
| prism | poro |
| probe | toro |
| pulley | tauru |
| quadrant frame | taitapa tīpako |
| radiometer | tohu hihi |
| rain gauge | ine-ua |
| ray box | pouaka hihi |
| reagent bottle | ipu matū wē |
| reflecting telescope | whātata whakaata |
| resistor | parenga iahiko |
| retort | puoto kakīroa |
| retort stand | tūnga whakakopa |
| rubber tube | ngongo rapa |
| safety goggles | mōhiti haumaru |
| sand tray | pae onepū |
| scalpel | matahaehae |
| slinky | pūnikoniko |
| solenoid | pōkai waea |
| spatula | kōmatū |
| spotting tile | papariki tauhohe |
| spring (mechanical) | pūniko |
| spring balance | ine-taumaha pūniko |
| stroboscope | karu kakapo |
| switch | pana |
| syringe | pūwero |
| terrarium | rāihi kōataata |
| test tube | ipuipu |
| test tube brush | paraehe ipuipu |
| test tube holder | puri ipuipu |
| test tube stand | whata ipuipu |
| thermometer | ine-mahana |
| tongs | pīnohi |
| transformer | whitihiko |
| transistor | whitiārai |
| tripod | waetoru |
| trolley | tōneke |
| trundle wheel | wīra-ine |
| vacuum pump | papu korekore |
| van de Graaff generator | pukuhiko van de Graaff |
| vial | ipuriki |
| voltmeter | ine-ngaohiko |
| water bath | kura taupunga |