noun
- Plural of bisulphate; salts or esters formed by the partial neutralization of sulphuric acid, containing the HSO₄⁻ ion.
Usage: chemistry; chiefly British spelling (American: bisulfates); also called hydrogen sulphates
Examples
- Sodium bisulphates are commonly used in water treatment processes.
- The laboratory prepared several bisulphates for the chemical analysis.
- Potassium bisulphate is often used as a food preservative.
- Bisulphates differ from sulphates in their degree of neutralization.
- The reaction produced a mixture of sulphates and bisulphates.