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bisulfate

or bi·sul·phate

[ bahy-suhl-feyt ]
/ baɪˈsʌl feɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a salt of sulfuric acid, containing the HSO4− group; an acid sulfate; a hydrogen sulfate, as sodium bisulfate, NaHSO4.

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Origin of bisulfate

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

Words nearby bisulfate

bistort, bistoury, bistre, bistro, bisulcate, bisulfate, bisulfide, bisulfite, bisulphate, bisulphide, bisulphite
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Medical definitions for bisulfate

bisulfate
[ bī-sŭl′fāt′ ]

n.

The univalent inorganic acid group HSO4.
A salt of sulfuric acid containing this group.acid sulfate
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