bisulfite: Meaning and Definition of

bi•sul•fite

Pronunciation: (bī-sul'fīt), [key]
— n. Chem.
  1. a salt of sulfurous acid, containing the HSO group; an acid sulfite; a hydrogen sulfite, as sodium bisulfite, NaHSO.
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