sodium thiosulfate

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sodium thiosulfate (uncountable)

  1. An inorganic compound that is typically available as the pentahydrate, Na2S2O3·5H2O. It is used in iodometry, photographic processing, gold extraction, etc.
    Synonyms: (dated) hyposulfite of soda, hypo

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