sodium hydrosulfite

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, Na2S2O4, used as a reducing agent, especially in dyeing, and as a bleach.

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Nearby words

sodium dichromate, sodium ethylate, sodium fluoride, sodium fluoroacetate, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium hydrosulfite, sodium hydroxide, sodium hypochlorite, sodium hyposulfite, sodium hyposulphite, sodium iodide

Also called hydrosulfite, so·dium di·thi·o·nite

[dahy-thahy-uh-nahyt] /daɪˈθaɪ əˌnaɪt/, sodium hyposulfite.

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