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hydrosulfate

or hy·dro·sul·phate

[ hahy-druh-suhl-feyt ]

/ ˌhaɪ drəˈsʌl feɪt /

noun

a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.

Origin of hydrosulfate

First recorded in 1820–30; hydro-² + sulfate

Words nearby hydrosulfate

hydrostat, hydrostatic, hydrostatic balance, hydrostatic pressure, hydrostatics, hydrosulfate, hydrosulfide, hydrosulfite, hydrosulfurous, hydrosulphate, hydrosulphide

Example sentences from the Web for hydrosulphate

Sulphide of ammonium, Hydrosulphide of ammonium, Hydrosulphate of ammonia.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
Wash the surface over with a little dilute solution of hydrosulphate of ammonia, and dry at a gentle heat.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
The product is a mixed solution of hydrosulphate and hyposulphate of potassa.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for hydrosulphate

hydrosulphate

/ (ˌhaɪdrəʊˈsʌlfeɪt) /

noun

any quaternary acid salt formed by addition of an organic base to sulphuric acid, such as aniline hydrosulphate, C 6 H 5 NH 3 HSO 4