thiosulphate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Thi`o*sul"phate noun
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A salt of thiosulphuric acid; -- formerly called hyposulphite. ✍ The sodium salt called in photography by the name sodium hyposulphite, being used as a solvent for the excess of unchanged silver chloride, bromide, and iodide on the sensitive plate.

Webster 1913