bisulphate

British  

/ baɪˈsʌlˌfeɪt /

noun

1. a salt or ester of sulphuric acid containing the monovalent group -HSO 4 or the ion HSO 4 ^–

2. (modifier) consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group -HSO 4 or the ion HSO 4 ^–

   bisulphate ion

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Example Sentences

Half an ounce of the neutral solution of bisulphate of alumina added to 200 gallons of water will precipitate the organic matter therein contained; the water may be then used freely for drinking purposes.

From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by McCarty, Louis Philippe

Enter the wool, work for half an hour, then add 3�lb. bisulphate of soda.

From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Beech, Franklin

Potassium bisulphate is useful in the preliminary treatment of refractory aluminous ores.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

Work for half an hour; then add 5�lb. bisulphate of soda and work for half an hour longer, then add 3�lb. fluoride of chrome, and work for half an hour at the boil.

From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Beech, Franklin

To discriminate between bromides and chlorides more clearly, the substance is mixed with anhydrous potassium bisulphate and fused in an ignition tube.

From The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis by Getman, Frederick Hutton