sulfite

[ suhl-fahyt ]

/ ˈsʌl faɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a salt or ester of sulfurous acid.

any sulfite-containing compound, especially one that is used in foods or drug products as a preservative and that can cause severe allergic reactions in susceptible individuals: use in fresh fruits and vegetables banned by the FDA in 1986.

Origin of sulfite

First recorded in 1780–90; sulf(ur) + -ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sulfite

sul·fit·ic

[suhl-fit-ik], /sʌlˈfɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby sulfite

sulfide, sulfinpyrazone, sulfinyl, sulfinyl group, sulfisoxazole, sulfite, sulfite oxidase, sulfite paper, sulfite process, sulfite pulp, sulfiting agent

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Example sentences from the Web for sulfite

A combination of ground and sulfite wood makes the paper now used for news-print.
How To Write Special Feature Articles|Willard Grosvenor Bleyer
More than a mere trace of the precipitate proves that some sulfite was used to preserve the meat.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce
But the sulfite liquors of the paper mills are being worked up successfully into industrial alcohol.
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson

Medical definitions for sulfite

sulfite

[ sŭl′fīt′ ]

n.

A salt or ester of sulfurous acid.

Other words from sulfite

sul•fit′ic (-fĭt′ĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for sulfite

sulfite

[ sŭl′fīt′ ]

A salt or ester of sulfurous acid, containing the group SO3.

单词	sulfite
释义	sulfite [ suhl-fahyt ] / ˈsʌl faɪt / noun Chemistry. a salt or ester of sulfurous acid. any sulfite-containing compound, especially one that is used in foods or drug products as a preservative and that can cause severe allergic reactions in susceptible individuals: use in fresh fruits and vegetables banned by the FDA in 1986. Origin of sulfite First recorded in 1780–90; sulf(ur) + -ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM sulfite sul·fit·ic [suhl-fit-ik], /sʌlˈfɪt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby sulfite sulfide, sulfinpyrazone, sulfinyl, sulfinyl group, sulfisoxazole, sulfite, sulfite oxidase, sulfite paper, sulfite process, sulfite pulp, sulfiting agent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sulfite A combination of ground and sulfite wood makes the paper now used for news-print. How To Write Special Feature Articles\|Willard Grosvenor Bleyer More than a mere trace of the precipitate proves that some sulfite was used to preserve the meat. Detection of the Common Food Adulterants\|Edwin M. Bruce But the sulfite liquors of the paper mills are being worked up successfully into industrial alcohol. Creative Chemistry\|Edwin E. Slosson Medical definitions for sulfite sulfite [ sŭl′fīt′ ] n. A salt or ester of sulfurous acid. Other words from sulfite sul•fit′ic (-fĭt′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for sulfite sulfite [ sŭl′fīt′ ] A salt or ester of sulfurous acid, containing the group SO3. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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