sulphite

English edit

sulphite (plural sulphites)

(inorganic chemistry, chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfite
(obsolete) A person who is spontaneous and original in thought and conversation.
Antonym: bromide
- 1906, Gelett Burgess, Are You a Bromide?:
  A sulphite is a person who does his own thinking, he is a person who has surprises up his sleeve. He is explosive.
- 1908, Arthur F. Sheldon, About Smith, Whose Name is Jones‎^[1], page 837:
  Some years ago when the engraving business was just getting a foothold in Chicago and Jones was busily engaged in helping said business gain said foothold, he was known as Charles Engraving Jones. This is a fair sample of his methods. You need not expect anything bromidic from Jones; he is a sulphite.
- 1922 May, Inez Haynes Irwin, “Hester”, in The Metropolitan‎^[2], volume 55, page 18:
  "I don't know," Anna answered in the slow tone of one who is weight many things, "what Ruth will do. She's a sulphite you know."