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sodium sulphite

sodium sulphite is the alternative spelling of sodium sulfite.

Meaning of sodium sulfite

Noun

sodium sulfite (plural sodium sulfites)

  1. The sodium salt of sulfurous acid, Na₂SO₃, used as a food preservative, in photography and in many industrial applications.

Synonyms of sodium sulphite

  • E221 when used as a food preservative

Forms of sodium sulphite

pluralsodium sulphites

Questions about sodium sulphite

What is sodium sulphite the alternative spelling of?
Sodium sulphite is the alternative spelling of sodium sulfite.

Words near sodium sulphite in the dictionary

  1. sodium sulfide
  2. sodium sulfite
  3. sodium sulfites
  4. sodium sulphate
  5. sodium sulphide
  6. sodium sulphite
  7. sodium sulphites
  8. sodium tallowate
  9. sodium tartrate
  10. sodium tetraborate
  11. sodium thiopental

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