bisulfite

[bahy-suhl-fahyt]

bi·sul·fite

[bahy-suhl-fahyt]
noun Chemistry.
a salt of sulfurous acid, containing the HSO3 group; an acid sulfite; a hydrogen sulfite, as sodium bisulfite, NaHSO3.
Also, bi·sul·phite.


Origin:
1885–90; bi-1 + sulfite
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Bisulfite is always a great word to know.
So is cyanide. Does it mean:
a salt of hydrocyanic acid, such as potassium cyanide, KCN
a compound of high molecular weight made by adding many smaller molecules or by condensation smaller molecules with the elimination of water or alcohol
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bisulfite bi·sul·fite (bī-sŭl'fīt')
n.

  1. The univalent inorganic acid group HSO3.

  2. A salt of sulfurous acid containing this group.

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