bisulphate

British  

/ baɪˈsʌlˌfeɪt /

noun

1. a salt or ester of sulphuric acid containing the monovalent group -HSO 4 or the ion HSO 4 ^–

2. (modifier) consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group -HSO 4 or the ion HSO 4 ^–

   bisulphate ion

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Example Sentences

Half an ounce of the neutral solution of bisulphate of alumina added to 200 gallons of water will precipitate the organic matter therein contained; the water may be then used freely for drinking purposes.

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He warns against the use of the bisulphate as being the most inactive.

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To a child of five years five grains should be administered twice daily by the mouth, or ten grains of a soluble salt, as the bisulphate, may be given per rectum, dissolved in a little warm water.

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Fusion with an alkaline bisulphate converts the silver into the sulphate, which may be extracted by boiling with sulphuric acid and then with water.

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Hydrolysis with baryta, or decomposition by the ferment myrosin, gives glucose, allyl mustard oil and potassium bisulphate.

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