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• a variation of hydrosulfite.

hydrosulphite

British  

/ ˌhaɪdrəʊˈsʌlfaɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hydrosulphite

C20: from _hydrosulph ( _urous ) + _-ite ²

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Example Sentences

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hydrosulphite

Here again the hydrosulphite takes up oxygen from the water and liberates the necessary hydrogen.

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

It has many advantages over the hydrosulphite vat, as it is not nearly so much affected by changes of temperature and weather.

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

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

Should the vat show signs of becoming charged with indigo, indicated by its becoming of a green colour, a little of this hydrosulphite added from time to time will correct it.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Franklin Beech

Of such vats the copperas and lime and the hydrosulphite vats are examples.

From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Franklin Beech

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