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sulphine |
sulphinic |
sulphinide |
sulphion |
sulphionide |
sulphite
| sulpho-
| sulphoarsenic
| sulphocarbonate
| sulphocarbonic
| sulphocyanate
sulphite
CIDE DICTIONARY
sulphite, n. [Cf. F. sulfite. See Sulphur.].
- A salt of sulphurous acid; -- called also
sulfite . [1913 Webster] - A person who is spontaneous and original in his habits of thought and conversation."A sulphite is a person who does his own thinking, he is a person who has surprises up his sleeve. He is explosive." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sulphite, n. (US sulfite) Chem. a salt or ester of sulphurous acid.
Etymology
F sulfite alt. of sulfate SULPHATE
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