Dithionic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dithionic \Di`thi*on"ic\, a. [Pref. di- + -thionic.] (Chem.)
     Containing two equivalents of sulphur; as, dithionic acid.
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     {Dithionic acid} (Chem.), an unstable substance, {H2S2O6},
        known only in its solutions, and in certain well-defined


        salts.
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