Thiosulphate

Pronunciation

• IPA: /θaɪə(ÊŠ)ˈsÊŒlfeɪt/

Alternative forms

• thiosulfate (US)

Origin

From thio- + sulphate.

Full definition of thiosulphate

Noun

1. A salt of thiosulphuric acid.
• 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2004, p. 46 (note):Gold sulphide is insoluble, but gold thiosulphate, compounded of gold, sulphur, and oxygen, dissolves readily enough.