'Hyposulphurous acid' definitions:
Definition of 'Hyposulphurous acid'
From: GCIDE
- Hyposulphurous \Hy`po*sul"phur*ous\, a. [Pref. hypo- + sulphurous.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, sulphur, all, or a part, in a low state of oxidation. [1913 Webster]
- Hyposulphurous acid. (a) Thiosulphuric acid. [Obs.] (b) An acid, H2SO2, obtained by the reduction of sulphurous acid. It is not obtained in the free state, but in an orange-yellow water solution, which is a strong reducing and bleaching agent. Called also hydrosulphurous acid. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'hyposulphurous acid'
From: GCIDE
- Thiosulphuric \Thi`o*sul*phur"ic\, a. [Thio- + sulphuric.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an unstable acid, H2S2O3, analogous to sulphuric acid, and formerly called hyposulphurous acid. [1913 Webster]