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Definition of sulphite noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sulphite

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/ˈsʌlfaɪt/
 
/ˈsʌlfaɪt/
(US English sulfite)
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  1. a salt that is found naturally in wine and that is added to some food products to make them last longerTopics Physics and chemistryc2
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French sulfite, alteration of sulfate.

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