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sodium metabisulfite

sodium metabisulfite noun: the inorganic compound Na₂S₂O₅, used as a food preservative, in photography and in many industrial applications.

Noun

sodium metabisulfite (uncountable)

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

Forms of sodium metabisulfite

alternative formsodium metabisulphite

Questions about sodium metabisulfite

What does sodium metabisulfite mean?
Sodium metabisulfite means the inorganic compound Na₂S₂O₅, used as a food preservative, in photography and in many industrial applications.
What part of speech is sodium metabisulfite?
Sodium metabisulfite is a noun.

Words near sodium metabisulfite in the dictionary

  1. sodium lamp
  2. sodium lamps
  3. sodium lauroamphoacetate
  4. sodium lauryl sulfate
  5. sodium lauryl sulphate
  6. sodium metabisulfite
  7. sodium metabisulphite
  8. sodium nitrate
  9. sodium nitrite
  10. sodium nitrites
  11. sodium oxalate

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