thiosulfuric acid

noun

thio·​sulfuric acid

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: an unstable acid H₂S₂O₃ derived from sulfuric acid by replacement of one oxygen atom by sulfur and known only in solution or in the form of salts and esters

Word History

Etymology

thiosulfuric from thi- + sulfuric

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