thiosulfuric acid

English

Alternative forms

• thiosulphuric acid (mainly UK)

Etymology

thio- +‎ sulfuric acid

Noun

thiosulfuric acid (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) An unstable acid, H₂S₂O₃, formally derived from sulfuric acid by the substitution of a sulfur atom in the place of an oxygen one; it is known only in solution or as its salts and esters, the thiosulfates.

Translations

acid H₂S₂O₃

• German: Thioschwefelsäure f
• Polish: kwas tiosiarkowy m