sulfite

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sulfite

  • /ˈsʌlfaɪt/

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From sulfur + -ite (“suffix used for salts of acids ending in -ous”).

noun sulfites · sulphite

  1. US Any salt of sulfurous acid.

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noun salt of sulfurous acid

Españolsulfito
Portuguêssulfito
Françaissulfite
DeutschSulfit
Italianosolfito

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"sulfite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sulfite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{sulfite_2026,
  title = {sulfite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sulfite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}