🍷 A food preservative 🥭 To add preservative

to sulfite

8.1

To add a chemical to food and drink to keep it fresh

verb
/ˈsʌlfaɪt/

Specialized

: sulfitar

Winemakers may sulfite wine to prevent unwanted fermentation and spoilage.

Examples

Food manufacturers often sulfite dried fruits to keep their color and freshness.
Some people are sensitive to foods that have been sulfited during processing.
Don't sulfite!
They sulfited the juice to prevent spoilage.
Food manufacturers often sulfite dried fruits to maintain their vibrant color and extend freshness.
Winemakers frequently sulfite their wine to inhibit unwanted fermentation and ensure quality.
To prevent spoilage, they always sulfite the juice before bottling.

Synonyms

to bisulfite

vsto sulfite

Specialized

9.1

To add a preservative chemical to something to stop decay or change it

uses related preservative compounds for food, drink, or materials instead of that single chemical

to sulfur

vsto sulfite

Specialized

8.4

To treat food or wood with a gas to stop it going bad and keep color

uses added compound preservatives or antioxidants rather than a gas exposure

to sulfurette

vsto sulfite

Archaic

9.9

To treat materials with sulfur during a chemical process

focuses on adding preservative compounds and antioxidants rather than chemical treatment alone

Surface Forms

sulfite infinitive

sulfited past

sulfited past participle

sulfiting present participle

sulfites third person singular

Etymology

To sulfite something means to treat it with those sulfur 'salts' to preserve it. That's why foods and wines are often 'sulfited' to stop spoilage and keep their colour and taste.