Definitions for sulfite

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sulfite sul·fite

Spelling: [suhl-fahyt]

IPA: /ˈsʌl faɪt/

Sulfite is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 194 anagrams from letters in sulfite (efilstu).

Definitions for sulfite

noun

1. a salt or ester of sulfurous acid.
2. any sulfite-containing compound, especially one that is used in foods or drug products as a preservative and that can cause severe allergic reactions in susceptible individuals: use in fresh fruits and vegetables banned by the FDA in 1986.

Origin of sulfite

First recorded in 1780-90; sulf(ur) + -ite¹

Examples for sulfite

More than a mere trace of the precipitate proves that some sulfite was used to preserve the meat.

But the sulfite liquors of the paper mills are being worked up successfully into industrial alcohol.

A combination of ground and sulfite wood makes the paper now used for news-print.