1.n. A salt of what was formerly called hyposulphurous acid; a thiosulphate.
Medical Definition of Hyposulphite
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1. A salt of what was formerly called hyposulphurous acid; a thiosulphate.
2. Sodium hyposulphite, or thiosulphate, a solution of which is used as a bath to wash out the unchanged silver salts in a picture.
(04 Mar 1998)