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Sulphurous acid

H2SO3 An unstable, water-soluble, colourless liquid with a strong sulphur aroma; derived from absorption of sulphur dioxide in water; used in the synthesis of medicine and chemicals, manufacture of paper and wine, brewing, metallurgy, and ore flotation, as a bleach and analytic reagent, and to refine petroleum products.

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