noun

• A salt containing the anion S₂O₄²⁻.

  ‘Sodium dithionite was obtained from Fluka (Sigma-Aldrich, Oakville, Canada).’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Excess dithionite was removed by a gentle flow of normal air in the solution for a few minutes.’
  • ‘Solutions of the reduced protein were obtained by addition of dithionite to the deaerated sample.’
  • ‘We did not monitor or stabilize the pH of the solution in experiments using sodium dithionite.’
  • ‘The spectrum of deoxygenated HemAT, produced by reduction with dithionite, has peaks at 434 and 556 nm.’