bisulfate

[bahy-suhl-feyt]

bi·sul·fate

[bahy-suhl-feyt]
noun Chemistry.
a salt of sulfuric acid, containing the HSO4 group; an acid sulfate; a hydrogen sulfate, as sodium bisulfate, NaHSO4.
Also, bi·sul·phate.


Origin:
1860–65; bi-1 + sulfate
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Bisulfate is always a great word to know.
So is unstable. Does it mean:
a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form another compound
noting compounds that readily decompose or change into other compounds
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bisulfate bi·sul·fate (bī-sŭl'fāt')
n.

  1. The univalent inorganic acid group HSO4.

  2. A salt of sulfuric acid containing this group. Also called acid sulfate.

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