sodium metabisulfite

noun

The inorganic compound Na₂S₂O₅, used as a food preservative, in photography and in many industrial applications

Meanings

nounsodium metabisulfite (uncountable)

alternative sodium metabisulphite

  1. uncountablechemistryThe inorganic compound Na₂S₂O₅, used as a food preservative, in photography and in many industrial applications
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