hyposulfite

or hy·po·sul·phite

[ hahy-puh-suhl-fahyt ]

/ ˌhaɪ pəˈsʌl faɪt /

noun

Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.

sodium thiosulfate.

Nearby words

Origin of hyposulfite

First recorded in 1820–30; hypo- + sulfite

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Examples from the Web for hyposulphite

The ferricyanide had a small influence and, as might be expected, hyposulphite is fatal to the assay.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
I develope the image by a very weak solution of sulphate of iron, and fix with hyposulphite of soda.
Notes and Queries, Number 172, February 12, 1853|Various
The hyposulphite arrests the action of the sulphide and acts as an antiseptic.
Leather|K. J. Adcock
Various patterns could be printed with the bichromate on a ground previously treated with hyposulphite.
Field's Chromatography|George Field

The resulting clear, deep brown-coloured solution is treated with hyposulphite of soda solution until quite colourless.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for hyposulphite

hyposulphite

/ (ˌhaɪpəˈsʌlfaɪt) /

noun

another name for sodium thiosulphate, esp when used as a photographic fixerOften shortened to: hypo

another name for dithionite

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