thiosulphate

English

Alternative forms

• thiosulfate (US)

Etymology

From thio- + sulphate.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /θaɪə(ʊ)ˈsʌlfeɪt/

Noun

thiosulphate (plural thiosulphates)

1. A salt of thiosulphuric acid.
   • 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2004, p. 46 (note):

     Gold sulphide is insoluble, but gold thiosulphate, compounded of gold, sulphur, and oxygen, dissolves readily enough.

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