- Sulphitic
- 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.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.