sulphite

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Noun

sulphite (plural sulphites)

1. (inorganic chemistry, chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfite
2. (obsolete) A person who is spontaneous and original in thought and conversation.

   Antonym: bromide

   • 1906, Gelett Burgess, Are You a Bromide?

     A sulphite is a person who does his own thinking, he is a person who has surprises up his sleeve. He is explosive.

   • 1922 May, Inez Haynes Irwin, “Hester”, in The Metropolitan‎^[1], volume 55, page 18:

     "I don't know," Anna answered in the slow tone of one who is weight many things, "what Ruth will do. She's a sulphite you know."

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