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potassium sulfite

potassium sulfite noun: the potassium salt of sulfurous acid, K₂SO₃, used as a food preservative.

Noun

potassium sulfite (uncountable)

  1. The potassium salt of sulfurous acid, K₂SO₃, used as a food preservative.

Forms of potassium sulfite

alternative formpotassium sulphite

Questions about potassium sulfite

What does potassium sulfite mean?
Potassium sulfite means the potassium salt of sulfurous acid, K₂SO₃, used as a food preservative.
What part of speech is potassium sulfite?
Potassium sulfite is a noun.

Words near potassium sulfite in the dictionary

  1. potassium soap
  2. potassium soaps
  3. potassium sorbate
  4. potassium sorbates
  5. potassium sulfate
  6. potassium sulfite
  7. potassium sulphate
  8. potassium sulphite
  9. potassium-39
  10. potassium-40
  11. potassium-42

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