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sulfite

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sulfite /sul·fite/ (sul´fīt) any salt of sulfurous acid.
sul·fite (slft)
n.
A salt or ester of sulfurous acid.
sul·fitic (-ftk) adj.
Sulfite
A type of preservative that causes allergic reactions in some people.
Mentioned in: Bronchodilators
sulfite
Sulfiting agent Food industry An agent used as a food preservative; up to 5% of asthmatics are sensitive to sulfites–possibly due to low levels of sulfite oxidase, and respond to sulfites with nausea, diarrhea, bronchospasm, pruritus, edema, hives, potentially anaphylactic shock and death; some drugs used for asthma may contain sulfiting agents. See Food allergies, Pseudoallergies.


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