sodium sulfite

noun

: a sulfite of sodium: such as

a

: the crystalline normal salt Na₂SO₃ used chiefly as a reducing agent, bleaching agent, and antichlor, in photographic developing and fixing baths, and in preserving foods

b

: sodium bisulfite sense a

c

: sodium metabisulfite

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