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hydrosulphite

British  
/ ˌhaɪdrəʊˈsʌlfaɪt /

noun

  1. another name (not in technical usage) for dithionite

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hydrosulphite

C20: from hydrosulph ( urous ) + -ite ²

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The bleaching is usually accomplished by the use of a hydrosulphite, either in the form of sodium or calcium, but sometimes only the sulphurous acid gas is used.

From The Philippine Agricultural Review Vol. VIII, First Quarter, 1915 No. 1 by Various

In some cases hydrosulphite has proved a useful reducing agent; it can be easily prepared from ordinary bisulphite of soda in the following manner.

From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Beech, Franklin

The constituents of the hydrosulphite vat are hydrosulphite of soda, lime and indigo.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

If added too quickly the hydrosulphite will cake, fall to the bottom and be difficult to dissolve.

From Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer by Mairet, Ethel M.

This is dehydrated sodium hydrosulphite with the chemical formula, Na2S2O4.

From The Philippine Agricultural Review Vol. VIII, First Quarter, 1915 No. 1 by Various

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