thiosulphate

British  

/ ˌθaɪəʊˈsʌlfeɪt /

noun

1. any salt of thiosulphuric acid

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Example Sentences

Sodium thiosulphate is a comparatively stable cheap salt, containing 5 molecules of water of crystallization, Na2S2O3·5H2O but 7 parts are necessary to remove 1 part by weight of chlorine.

From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph

Commercial iodine is usually not sufficiently pure to permit of its use as a standard for thiosulphate solutions or the direct preparation of a standard solution of iodine.

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

Then add 1-2 cc. of freshly prepared starch solution, and add thiosulphate solution, drop by drop, until the blue color is discharged.

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

Owing to the limited contact period available a large dosage of chlorine is employed and the excess afterwards removed by the addition of a solution of sodium thiosulphate.

From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph

The mixture is then cooled, acidified by means of sulphuric acid, and titrated with decinormal sodium thiosulphate solution.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various