Sulphite

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

  Sulphite \Sul"phite\, n. [Cf. F. sulfite. See {Sulphur}.]
     1. (Chem.) A salt of sulphurous acid; -- called also
        {sulfite}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A person who is spontaneous and original in his habits of


        thought and conversation. [Archaic Slang] --
        {Sul*phit"ic}, a. [Slang]
  
              A sulphite is a person who does his own thinking, he
              is a person who has surprises up his sleeve. He is
              explosive.                            --Gelett
                                                    Burgess.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]