thiosulphate

English

Alternative forms

• thiosulfate (US)

Etymology

From thio- +‎ sulphate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θaɪə(ʊ)ˈsʌlfeɪt/

Noun

thiosulphate (plural thiosulphates)

1. A salt of thiosulphuric acid.
   • 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, published 2004, page 46:

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

Derived terms

• sodium thiosulphate

 

Translations

thiosulfate — see thiosulfate