sulphite

British

/ sʌlˈfɪtɪk, ˈsʌlfaɪt /

noun

any salt or ester of sulphurous acid, containing the ions SO 3 ^2– or HSO 3 ^– ( hydrogen sulphite ) or the groups –SO 3 or –HSO 3 . The salts are usually soluble crystalline compounds

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sulphitic

adjective

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Generally though, the sulphite content is higher in sweet white wines rather than reds.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2023

From sulphite liquor, in the course of a decade, Chemist Howard and his helpers drew a reddish-brown goo: lignin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Upshot was that Union Bag's sulphite pulp plants had to be scrapped.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rest comes out as a waste sulphite liquor,* a sirupy fluid.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hydroquinon Developer.—Sodium sulphite, 460 grains; sodium carbonate, 960 grains; hydroquinon, 96 grains; water, 16 ounces.

From Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 by Various

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