Meanings
nounsulfite (plural sulfites)
plural sulfites · alternative sulphite
- USchemistryAny salt of sulfurous acid.
Origin
- Latinsulpur
- Latinsulfur
- Latinsulphur
- Anglo-Normansulfre
- Middle Englishsulphur
- Englishsulfur
- Englishsulfite
From sulfur + -ite (“suffix used for salts of acids ending in -ous”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan sulfit
- sulfitsalt of sulfurous acid
Czech siřičitan, sulfit
- siřičitansalt of sulfurous acid
- sulfitsalt of sulfurous acid
Dutch sulfiet
- sulfietsalt of sulfurous acid
Finnish sulfiitti
- sulfiittisalt of sulfurous acid
French sulfite
- sulfitesalt of sulfurous acid
German Sulfit
- Sulfitsalt of sulfurous acid
Hungarian szulfit
- szulfitsalt of sulfurous acid
Irish suilfít
- suilfítsalt of sulfurous acid
Italian solfito
- solfitosalt of sulfurous acid
Māori pākati pungatara
- pākati pungatarasalt of sulfurous acid
Polish siarczyn
- siarczynsalt of sulfurous acid
Portuguese sulfito
- sulfitosalt of sulfurous acid
Spanish sulfito
- sulfitosalt of sulfurous acid
Swedish sulfit
- sulfitsalt of sulfurous acid
Turkish sülfit
- sülfitsalt of sulfurous acid
Cite this entry
APA
sulfite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfite
MLA
“sulfite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulfite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfite.
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