hyposulphite

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A form of hyposulfite — The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion.

OriginEnglish sulphite ← Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *upó →
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Meanings

nounhyposulphite (plural hyposulphites)

plural hyposulphites

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of hyposulfite.

    The new fulminate consists of a mixture of chlorate of potash, with the prussiates, soluble or unsoluble, the hyposulphites, the hypophosphites, the phosphides, the amorphous phosphorus, alone or combined.

    1867, Edmund Ronalds, Thomas Richardson, Chemical Technology, page 696

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Englishsulphite
  6. Englishhyposulphite

From hypo- + sulphite.

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APA

hyposulphite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyposulphite

MLA

“hyposulphite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyposulphite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyposulphite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyposulphite.

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