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sodium bisulfite

sodium bisulfite noun: the mono sodium salt of sulfurous acid, NaHSO₃, used as a food preservative and as a reagent in organic synthesis.

sodium bisulfite: the mono sodium salt of sulfurous acid, NaHSO₃, used as a food preservative and as a reagent in...
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Noun

sodium bisulfite (uncountable)

  1. The mono sodium salt of sulfurous acid, NaHSO₃, used as a food preservative and as a reagent in organic synthesis.

Synonyms of sodium bisulfite

Forms of sodium bisulfite

alternative formsodium bisulphite

Questions about sodium bisulfite

What does sodium bisulfite mean?
Sodium bisulfite means the mono sodium salt of sulfurous acid, NaHSO₃, used as a food preservative and as a reagent in organic synthesis.
What part of speech is sodium bisulfite?
Sodium bisulfite is a noun.

Words near sodium bisulfite in the dictionary

  1. sodium benzoates
  2. sodium bicarb
  3. sodium bicarbonate
  4. sodium bicarbonates
  5. sodium bisulfate
  6. sodium bisulfite
  7. sodium bisulphate
  8. sodium bisulphite
  9. sodium borohydride
  10. sodium borohydrides
  11. sodium bromide

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