"thiosulfate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /θaɪ.oʊˈsʌlfeɪt/ Audio: en-thiosulfate.wav [UK] Forms: thiosulfates [plural], thiosulphate [alternative, UK, obsolete]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English sulfate English thiosulfate From thio- + sulfate. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|thio-|sulfate|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English sulfate English thiosulfate [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "sulfur", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰewh₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "θέειον", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "θεῖον", "gloss" : "sulfur", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "thio-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sulfate", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "thiosulfate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="thiosulfate"> From thio- + sulfate. Head templates: {{en-noun}} thiosulfate (plural thiosulfates)
  1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid. Synonyms: hypo (english: use in photography) Derived forms: ammonium thiosulfate, sodium thiosulfate Translations (salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid): thiosulfate [masculine] (French), Thiosulfat [neuter] (German), tiosolfato [masculine] (Italian), tiohāwhate (Māori), tiosiarczan [masculine] (Polish), tiosulfato [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-thiosulfate-en-noun-6rBm8PTu Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with thio-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Chemistry Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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