English Explanatory Dictionary

sulfite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any salt of sulfurous acid.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌlfaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sulfite.wav

Word forms

sulfite sulfites sulphite

Etymology

From sulfur + -ite (“suffix used for salts of acids ending in -ous”).

Derived words

beryllium sulfite beryllium sulphite bisulfite bisulphite bromosulfite cadmium sulfite cadmium sulphite chlorosulfite desulfitobacterium disulfite fluorosulfite halosulfite hydrogensulfite hydrogen sulfite hydrogen sulphite hydrosulfite hydrosulphite hyposulfite hyposulphite iodosulfite potassium sulfite pyrosulfite pyrosulphite sodium hydrogen sulfite sodium hydrogen sulphite sodium sulfite sodium sulphite sulfite of lime sulphite of lime sulfite of soda sulphite of soda sulfite pulp sulphite pulp sulfitian sulfitic thiosulfite thiosulphite
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