Sulfurous acid

sulfurous acid

H2SO3;a solution of about 6% sulfur dioxide in water; used chiefly as a disinfectant and bleaching agent, and occasionally as a spray in tonsillitis; it has been used externally for its parasiticidal effect in various skin diseases.

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