Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyposulfite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-po-sul-fite
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion.

noun

The thiosulfate anion and salts.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English sulfite English hyposulfite From hypo- + sulfite.

Inflected Forms

hyposulfites (plural) hyposulphite (alternative)

Phrases

hyposulfite of soda

Frequently Paired Words

hyposulfurous

Questions

What does hyposulfite mean?: The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion.
Where does hyposulfite come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English sulfite English hyposulfite From hypo- + sulfite.

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