bisulfite

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noun

The univalent group -HSO₃, or any salt containing it.

OriginEnglish sulfite ← Middle English sulphur ← Anglo-Norman sulfre →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

nounbisulfite (plural bisulfites)

plural bisulfites · alternative bisulphite

  1. chemistryThe univalent group -HSO₃, or any salt containing it.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Latinsulpur
  7. Latinsulfur
  8. Latinsulphur
  9. Anglo-Normansulfre
  10. Middle Englishsulphur
  11. Englishsulfur
  12. Englishsulfite
  13. Englishbisulfite

From bi- + sulfite.

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Translations

Finnish vetysulfiitti
  • vetysulfiittiunivalent group -HSO3, or any salt containing it
Irish déshuilfít
  • déshuilfítunivalent group -HSO3, or any salt containing it
Italian bisolfito
  • bisolfitounivalent group -HSO3, or any salt containing it
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APA

bisulfite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bisulfite

MLA

“bisulfite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bisulfite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bisulfite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bisulfite.

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