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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Cf. F.

sulfite

. See

(Chem.)

A salt of sulphurous acid; – called also

sulfite

Noun.

[from sulphur.] A salt or definite compound formed by a combination of sulphurous acid with a base.

sulphite ‎(plural sulphites)

(inorganic chemistry, chiefly British) Alternative spelling of sulfite
(archaic, slang) A person who is spontaneous and original in thought and conversation.
- Gelett Burgess
  A sulphite is a person who does his own thinking, he is a person who has surprises up his sleeve. He is explosive.