hyposulfite

[ hahy-puh-suhl-fahyt ]

/ ˌhaɪ pəˈsʌl faɪt /

Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.

Origin of hyposulfite

First recorded in 1820–30; hypo- + sulfite

The ferricyanide had a small influence and, as might be expected, hyposulphite is fatal to the assay.

A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
I develope the image by a very weak solution of sulphate of iron, and fix with hyposulphite of soda.

Notes and Queries, Number 172, February 12, 1853 |Various
The hyposulphite arrests the action of the sulphide and acts as an antiseptic.

Leather |K. J. Adcock
Various patterns could be printed with the bichromate on a ground previously treated with hyposulphite.

Field's Chromatography |George Field

hyposulphite

/ (ˌhaɪpəˈsʌlfaɪt) /

another name for sodium thiosulphate, esp when used as a photographic fixer Often shortened to: hypo

another name for dithionite