'Sulphite' definitions:
Definition of 'Sulphite'
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- Sulphite \Sul"phite\, n. [Cf. F. sulfite. See Sulphur.]
- 1. (Chem.) A salt of sulphurous acid; -- called also sulfite. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A person who is spontaneous and original in his habits of thought and conversation. [Archaic Slang] -- {Sul*phit"ic}, a. [Slang]
- A sulphite is a person who does his own thinking, he is a person who has surprises up his sleeve. He is explosive. --Gelett Burgess. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]