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sulphite

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sulphite [ˈsʌlfaɪt]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any salt or ester of sulphurous acid, containing the ions SO32- or HSO3- (hydrogen sulphite) or the groups -SO3 or -HSO3. The salts are usually soluble crystalline compounds
sulphitic  [sʌlˈfɪtɪk] adj
Translations
sulphite, (US) sulfite
n → Sulfit nt
sulphite [ˈsʌlfaɪt] n → solfito
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The child, known only as "Baby Z", was born with molybdenum cofactor deficiency, a genetic condition in which a build-up of toxic sulphite causes fits and brain damage, typically killing victims within a few months of birth.
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