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thiosulphate

British  
/ ˌθaɪəʊˈsʌlfeɪt /

noun

  1. any salt of thiosulphuric acid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Substances used for the removal of excess chlorine are usually known as “antichlors” and those that have been most frequently employed are sodium bisulphite, NaHSO3, and sodium thiosulphate Na2S2O3.

From Chlorination of Water by Joseph Race

The substances usually employed for the standardization of a thiosulphate solution are potassium bromate and metallic copper.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Henry P. Talbot

From the data obtained, calculate the relation of the thiosulphate solution to a normal solution, and subsequently calculate the similar value for the iodine solution.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Henry P. Talbot

From the data obtained, including the "blank test" of the iodide, calculate the relation of the thiosulphate solution to the normal.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Henry P. Talbot

Treatment.—Empty the stomach by the tube at once, and wash it out with a solution of sodium thiosulphate.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson

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