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hyposulphite en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English sulphite English hyposulphite From hypo- + sulphite.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of hyposulfite.
   alt of hyposulfite
   • The new fulminate consists of a mixture of chlorate of potash, with the prussiates, soluble or unsoluble, the hyposulphites, the hypophosphites, the phosphides, the amorphous phosphorus, alone or combined. 1867, Edmund Ronalds, Thomas Richardson, Chemical Technology, page 696:

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