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Hydrosulphite :: Hydrosulphite (n.) A saline compound of hydrosulphurous acid and a base.

Sulpho- :: Sulphite (n.) A salt of sulphurous acid.

Thiosulphate :: Thiosulphate (n.) A salt of thiosulphuric acid; -- formerly called hyposulphite.

#NAME? :: -ite () A suffix used to denote the salts formed from those acids whose names end in -ous; as, sulphite, from sulphurous; nitrite, from nitrous acid, etc..

Hypo :: Hypo (n.) Sodium hyposulphite, or thiosulphate, a solution of which is used as a bath to wash out the unchanged silver salts in a picture..

Hyposulphite :: Hyposulphite (n.) A salt of hyposulphurous acid proper.

Bisulphite :: Bisulphite (n.) A salt of sulphurous acid in which the base replaces but half the hydrogen of the acid; an acid sulphite.

Antichlor :: Antichlor (n.) Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching.

Hyposulphite :: Hyposulphite (n.) A salt of what was formerly called hyposulphurous acid; a thiosulphate.

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