"sulfite" meaning in English

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          "word": "beryllium sulfite"
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          "word": "beryllium sulphite"
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          "word": "bisulfite"
        },
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          "word": "bisulphite"
        },
        {
          "word": "cadmium sulfite"
        },
        {
          "word": "cadmium sulphite"
        },
        {
          "word": "hydrogen sulfite"
        },
        {
          "word": "hydrogen sulphite"
        },
        {
          "word": "hydrosulfite"
        },
        {
          "word": "hydrosulphite"
        },
        {
          "word": "hyposulfite"
        },
        {
          "word": "hyposulphite"
        },
        {
          "word": "potassium sulfite"
        },
        {
          "word": "pyrosulfite"
        },
        {
          "word": "pyrosulphite"
        },
        {
          "word": "sodium hydrogen sulfite"
        },
        {
          "word": "sodium hydrogen sulphite"
        },
        {
          "word": "sodium sulfite"
        },
        {
          "word": "sodium sulphite"
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        {
          "word": "sulfite of lime"
        },
        {
          "word": "sulphite of lime"
        },
        {
          "word": "sulfite of soda"
        },
        {
          "word": "sulphite of soda"
        },
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          "word": "sulfite pulp"
        },
        {
          "word": "sulphite pulp"
        },
        {
          "word": "thiosulfite"
        },
        {
          "word": "thiosulphite"
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          "sense": "salt of sulfurous acid",
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          "word": "sulfit"
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          "word": "sulfit"
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        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "salt of sulfurous acid",
          "word": "sulfiet"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "salt of sulfurous acid",
          "word": "sulfiitti"
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          "sense": "salt of sulfurous acid",
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            "neuter"
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          "sense": "salt of sulfurous acid",
          "word": "szulfit"
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        {
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          "sense": "salt of sulfurous acid",
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          "sense": "salt of sulfurous acid",
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          "sense": "salt of sulfurous acid",
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          "word": "solfito"
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          "sense": "salt of sulfurous acid",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "siarczyn"
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          "word": "sulfito"
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          "sense": "salt of sulfurous acid",
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            "masculine"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌlfaɪt/"
    }
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      "word": "beryllium sulphite"
    },
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      "word": "bisulfite"
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      "word": "cadmium sulfite"
    },
    {
      "word": "cadmium sulphite"
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    {
      "word": "sodium hydrogen sulfite"
    },
    {
      "word": "sodium hydrogen sulphite"
    },
    {
      "word": "sodium sulfite"
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      "sense": "salt of sulfurous acid",
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      "sense": "salt of sulfurous acid",
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