"sulphite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-sulphite.ogg [Australia] Forms: sulphites [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sulphite (plural sulphites)
  1. (inorganic chemistry, chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfite Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sulfite Categories (topical): Inorganic chemistry
    Sense id: en-sulphite-en-noun-sd7cfnG- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 79 21 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (obsolete) A person who is spontaneous and original in thought and conversation. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sulphite-en-noun-99WAJCcn Disambiguation of People: 38 62

Inflected forms

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