sodium bisulfite

English

Diagram of sodium bisulfite.

Alternative forms

• sodium bisulphite (mostly British)

Noun

sodium bisulfite (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) The mono sodium salt of sulfurous acid, NaHSO₃, used as a food preservative and as a reagent in organic synthesis.

Synonyms

• sodium hydrogen sulfite

Translations

the compound NaHSO₃

• Catalan: bisulfit de sodi m
• Finnish: natriumvetysulfiitti, natriumbisulfiitti
• German: Natriumbisulfit n, Natriumhydrogensulfit n
• Italian: bisolfito di sodio