bisulfite

or bi·sul·phite

[ bahy-suhl-fahyt ]
/ baɪˈsʌl faɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a salt of sulfurous acid, containing the HSO3− group; an acid sulfite; a hydrogen sulfite, as sodium bisulfite, NaHSO3.

Origin of bisulfite

First recorded in 1885–90; bi-1 + sulfite

Words nearby bisulfite

bistre, bistro, bisulcate, bisulfate, bisulfide, bisulfite, bisulphate, bisulphide, bisulphite, bisutun, bisymmetric

Medical definitions for bisulfite

bisulfite
[ bī-sŭl′fīt′ ]

n.

The univalent inorganic acid group HSO3.
A salt of sulfurous acid containing this group.