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
In 1895 a scheme was put forward for treating grain with sulphurous acid, and about two years later it was proposed to subject both grain and flour to the influence of electric currents.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
In spite of recent scepticism regarding the value of the fumes of sulphurous acid as a germicide and disinfectant, I do not hesitate to express, after long experience, my firm conviction as to their efficacy.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Other “decolourizers” are sulphurous acid, permanganates and manganates, all of which have received application in the sugar industry.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
It is more probable that it arises from the sulphurous acid in its combination with barytes, which may operate as a poison to animals.
From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
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