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bisulfate

or bi·sul·phate

[ bahy-suhl-feyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a salt of sulfuric acid, containing the HSO 4 group; an acid sulfate; a hydrogen sulfate, as sodium bisulfate, NaHSO 4 .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bisulfate1

First recorded in 1860–65; bi- 1 + sulfate

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