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bisulfate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
bisul-fate
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent anion HSO₄⁻.

noun

Any salt containing this anion.

verb

To react with a bisulfate

verb

To sulfate with two sulfate groups

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English sulfate English bisulfate From bi- + sulfate.

Inflected Forms

bisulfates (plural) bisulphate (alternative) bisulfates (present, singular) bisulfating (participle, present) bisulfated (participle, past) bisulfated (past)

Phrases

ammonium bisulfate sodium bisulfate

Synonyms

hydrogen sulfate

Questions

What does bisulfate mean?
The univalent anion HSO₄⁻.
Where does bisulfate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English sulfate English bisulfate From bi- + sulfate.

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