Definition of "sulfite" [sulfite]

• A salt or ester of sulfurous acid. (noun)

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• "I object to the term sulfite mining gives it a bad connotation."
• "Minimum sulfite is used according to each vintage year and natural sulfite present in the wine during fermentation."
• "Third kind of yeast is Torula Dried Yeast it is grown on waste water, which is called sulfite liquor in other terms then feed to the market industrys for foods."