Meanings
nounhyposulfurous acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryAn unstable acid, H₂S₂O₂, only known in solution, used as a reducing agent; its salts are hyposulfites).
Synonyms: hyposulphurous acid, hydrosulfurous acid, hydrosulphurous acid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn unstable acid, H₂S₂O₂, only known in solution, used as a reducing agent; its salts are hyposulfites).
Translations
German Hyposchweflige Säure
- Hyposchweflige Säureacid
Icelandic brennisteinsundirsýrlingur
- brennisteinsundirsýrlinguracid
Italian acido iposolforoso
- acido iposolforosoacid
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APA
hyposulfurous acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyposulfurous%20acid
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“hyposulfurous acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyposulfurous%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyposulfurous acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyposulfurous%20acid.
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