sodium thiosulfate
nounChemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, Na2S2O3⋅5H2O, used as a bleach and in photography as a fixing agent.
Origin of sodium thiosulfate
1First recorded in 1880–85
- Also called hypo, hyposulfite, sodium hyposulfite .
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