National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Sodium Sulfite

Synonyms

sodium sulfite

Sodium Sulfite

SODIUM SULFITE

Definitions

A white crystal or powder with reducing property. Sodium sulfite exhibits bleaching, de-sulfurizing, and dechlorinating activities. This agent was used by food industry to help maintain the fresh appearance of food products. It is also a component in many drugs, which helps maintain their potency and stability. FDA has ruled sodium sulfite a new animal drug of low regulatory priority.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28205

ALT_DEFINITION

A chemical used in photography, paper making, water treatment, and for other purposes.

CAS_Registry

7757-83-7

Chemical_Formula

2Na.O3S

code

C28205

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

A white crystal or powder with reducing property. Sodium sulfite exhibits bleaching, de-sulfurizing, and dechlorinating activities. This agent was used by food industry to help maintain the fresh appearance of food products. It is also a component in many drugs, which helps maintain their potency and stability. FDA has ruled sodium sulfite a new animal drug of low regulatory priority.

FDA_UNII_Code

VTK01UQK3G

FULL_SYN

sodium sulfite

Sodium Sulfite

SODIUM SULFITE

label

Sodium Sulfite

Legacy Concept Name

Sodium_Sulfite

Preferred_Name

Sodium Sulfite

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C28205

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

Inorganic Chemical

UMLS_CUI

C0074771

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C802

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