bisulfate

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noun

The univalent anion HSO₄⁻.

Similar
hydrogen sulfate
OriginEnglish sulfate ← Latin bi- ← Proto-Italic *dwi- →
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Meanings

nounbisulfate (plural bisulfates)

plural bisulfates · alternative bisulphate

  1. chemistryThe univalent anion HSO₄⁻.
  2. chemistryAny salt containing this anion.
verbbisulfate (third-person singular simple present bisulfates, present participle bisulfating, simple past and past participle bisulfated)

present singular third person bisulfates · participle present bisulfating · participle past bisulfated · past bisulfated · alternative bisulphate

  1. To react with a bisulfate
  2. To sulfate with two sulfate groups

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna salt or an ester of sulphuric acid with the chemical formula HSO4-.

Similar
hydrogen sulfate
Broader
sulfatesulphate
Also see
hydrogen sulfate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Englishsulfate
  7. Englishbisulfate

From bi- + sulfate.

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Translations

Finnish vetysulfaatti
  • vetysulfaattiUnivalent anion HSO4-
French bisulfate
  • bisulfateUnivalent anion HSO4-
Irish déshulfáit
  • déshulfáitUnivalent anion HSO4-
Italian bisolfato
  • bisolfatoUnivalent anion HSO4-
Spanish bisulfato
  • bisulfatoUnivalent anion HSO4-
Cite this entry
APA

bisulfate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bisulfate

MLA

“bisulfate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bisulfate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bisulfate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bisulfate.

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