sulfite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsʌlfaɪt/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English sulfite From sulfur + -ite (“suffix used for salts of acids ending in -ous”).
Meanings
- (US) Any salt of sulfurous acid.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sulfites | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sulphite | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
beryllium sulfite · hydrosulfite · hyposulfite · hydrogensulfite · thiosulphite · sodium hydrogen sulfite · sodium sulphite · bisulphite · hydrogen sulfite · sulfitic · sodium sulfite · halosulfite · hydrosulphite · cadmium sulfite · sulfite of soda · bisulfite · sulphite of lime · chlorosulfite · sulfitian · bromosulfite · fluorosulfite · cadmium sulphite · sulphite pulp · beryllium sulphite · sulphite of soda · hyposulphite · potassium sulfite · thiosulfite · iodosulfite · sulfite of lime · pyrosulfite · hydrogen sulphite · pyrosulphite · desulfitobacterium · sodium hydrogen sulphite · disulfite · sulfite pulp
Translations (19)
io sulfito (salt of sulfurous acid) · sv sulfit (salt of sulfurous acid) · es sulfito (salt of sulfurous acid) · fi sulfiitti (salt of sulfurous acid) · pt sulfito (salt of sulfurous acid) · te సల్ఫైటు (salt of sulfurous acid) · ga suilfít (salt of sulfurous acid) · nl sulfiet (salt of sulfurous acid) · de Sulfit (salt of sulfurous acid) · ca sulfit (salt of sulfurous acid) · cs sulfit (salt of sulfurous acid) · hu szulfit (salt of sulfurous acid) · cs siřičitan (salt of sulfurous acid) · mi pākati pungatara (salt of sulfurous acid) · pl siarczyn (salt of sulfurous acid) · fr sulfite (salt of sulfurous acid) · it solfito (salt of sulfurous acid) · gl sulfito (salt of sulfurous acid) · tr sülfit (salt of sulfurous acid)