sulphite

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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.
    • 1908, Arthur F. Sheldon, About Smith, Whose Name is Jones‎, page 837:
      Some years ago when the engraving business was just getting a foothold in Chicago and Jones was busily engaged in helping said business gain said foothold, he was known as Charles Engraving Jones. This is a fair sample of his methods. You need not expect anything bromidic from Jones; he is a sulphite.
    • 1922 May, Inez Haynes Irwin, “Hester”, in The Metropolitan‎, 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."

References
  • “sulphite”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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