sulphurous acid
Britishnoun
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In the manufacture of starch, the corn is first "soaked" or "steeped" in a dilute sulphurous acid water for approximately 36 hours.
From Time Magazine Archive
The best practical antiseptic for sanitary purposes is cleanliness; the best disinfectants are heat, bichloride of mercury, sulphate of iron, chloride of zinc, sulphurous acid, chlorine, sunlight, and pure air, and, for yellow fever, cold.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Usually sulphurous acid is used for this purpose, but sometimes phosphoric acid, or a form of it, is employed.
From The Philippine Agricultural Review Vol. VIII, First Quarter, 1915 No. 1 by Various
After bleaching with peroxide and drying, the straw consequently undergoes a further process of sulphuring, i.e. exposure to gaseous sulphurous acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
This gas dissolves easily in water, forming an acid solution called sulphurous acid.
From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Morgan, Sidney
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