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SODIUM THIOSULFATE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Photography
DEF

Translucent, water-soluble crystals used to prevent some food products from browning, to disinfect water, discolor oils, etc.

OBS

According to the Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, for many years the term "antichlor" was considered synonymous with "sodium thiosulfate," but it may also be applied to "sodium disulfite" or any other product used to neutralize and remove hypochlorite after a bleaching operation.

Key term(s)
  • sodium subsulphite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Photographie
DEF

Cristaux translucides, solubles dans l'eau, employés pour prévenir le brunissement de certaines denrées, pour désinfecter l'eau, pour décolorer les huiles, etc.

OBS

Selon le Dictionnaire de la chimie et de ses applications, «antichlore» serait un générique pour désigner les substances qui servent à éliminer le chlore (sulfites, thiosulfates, etc.).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Fotografía
DEF

Cualquier producto que neutralice y elimine el hipoclorito o el cloro libre después de las operaciones de blanqueo.

OBS

tiosulfato de sodio: término proveniente del Código Sanitario Internacional para los Animales Acuáticos, 2002.

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