bisulfate
- noun
- /baɪˈsʌlfeɪt/
- Specialized
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bisulfato
- The chemist explained that bisulfate is a key ingredient in many chemical reactions.
Examples
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The bisulfate conversion enables any DNA segments that lack a methyl group to be transformed into another nucleotide.
Academic text (2011) -
Sodium bisulfate is often used to lower the pH in swimming pools.
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- A little sodium bisulfate.
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Scientists could make similar claims for SN-6911 (bisulfate) and SN-8137 (oxychloroquine).
Academic text (1994) -
In the laboratory, we sometimes use potassium bisulfate to neutralize acidic solutions.
Synonyms
A small negative particle that forms when sulfuric acid loses one hydrogen
Compounds
- Specialized
A medicine that prevents blood clots by stopping tiny blood cells from sticking together
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bisulfate combines the prefix bi- and sulfate, and sulfate means 'a salt of sulfur'. In older chemical names bi- was used to mean 'one hydrogen', as in bicarbonate, so bisulfate is a sulfate that still has one hydrogen (HSO4−), which explains its modern meaning.
