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  • noun The univalent inorganic acid group HSO3 or a salt of sulfurous acid containing it.

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  • noun inorganic chemistry The univalent group -HSO3, or any salt containing it.

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Examples

  • For the purpose of this study, the epigenetics market is divided into two major segments, namely bisulfite conversion kits and chromatin immunoprecipitation.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Typically, scientists use a procedure called bisulfite sequencing to identify the sites of DNA methylation.

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  • The agency is required to neutralize the chemical before it discharges treated wastewater by adding sodium bisulfite, which bonds with the chlorine to form salt.

    Residents Turn Up Noses at Sewer Stink Cure Nick Wingfield 2011

  • With processed foods such as baked goods, snacks, and jam, scan ingredient labels for sulfur dioxide, potassium bisulfite, potassium metabisulfite, sodium bisulfite, sodium metabisulfite, and sodium sulfite.

    The real risks of sulfites 2010

  • That mud hole got us once with Wilton driving and a load of 55-gallon drums of sodium bisulfite and ammonium salts on board for the alligator tannery in Ocala.

    The Death of James A. Garfield « A Fly in Amber 2008

  • With processed foods such as baked goods, snacks, and jam, scan ingredient labels for sulfur dioxide, potassium bisulfite, potassium metabisulfite, sodium bisulfite, sodium metabisulfite, and sodium sulfite.

    The real risks of sulfites 2010

  • The sulfite compound is very interesting, with a sulfite ion loose in a molecule of sulfur dioxide, potassium bisulfite or a sodium sulfite or bisulfite.

    John Tepper Marlin: Green Edge 2: Organic Wine-Making 2008

  • Sulfites sulfur dioxide and sodium bisulfite, preservatives found in wine, dried fruit, instant potatoes, French fries, pizza, and other foods, linked to headaches and severe allergic reactions in some

    The UltraMetabolism Cookbook M.D. Mark Hyman 2007

  • They do periodic checks to make sure the sodium bisulfite is working and there was a lot of sea life at the diffusers in recent photos I was shown.

    Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006

  • They do periodic checks to make sure the sodium bisulfite is working and there was a lot of sea life at the diffusers in recent photos I was shown.

    Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006

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