thiosulphate
English
Alternative forms
- thiosulfate (US)
Etymology
thio- + sulphate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θaɪə(ʊ)ˈsʌlfeɪt/
Noun
thiosulphate (plural thiosulphates)
- A salt of thiosulphuric acid.
- 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2004, p. 46 (note):
- Gold sulphide is insoluble, but gold thiosulphate, compounded of gold, sulphur, and oxygen, dissolves readily enough.
- 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2004, p. 46 (note):
Translations
thiosulfate — see thiosulfate