thiosulfuric acid

thiosulfuric acid

noun Chemistry.
an acid, H 2 S 2 O 3 , that may be regarded as sulfuric acid with one oxygen atom replaced by sulfur.

Origin:
1870–75

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thiosulfuric acid thi·o·sul·fu·ric acid (thī'ō-sŭl-fy&oobreve;r'ĭk)
n.
An acid formed by replacement of an oxygen atom by a sulfur atom in sulfuric acid, known only in solution or by its salts and esters.

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