Re: Sodium Thiosulfate

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From:Terry J Mattoon <looneytoons5@juno.com>
To:RSRICHMOND@aol.com
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Thanks for the insight, I've often wondered that myself.

Terry J. Mattoon
VA Med Ctr.  #113
White River Jct.,VT   05001
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On Thu, 13 Jul 2000 19:36:16 -0400 (EDT) RSRICHMOND@aol.com writes:
> Karla Carson HT/HTL (ASCP), Regional Pathology Supervisor, Mercy 
> Health Care, 
> Sacramento, California asks:
> 
> <<So do we call Sodium Thiosulfate - Hypo because it is hypotonic?>>
> 
> The chemical name of sodium thiosulfate was changed from sodium 
> hyposulfite 
> many years ago (more than fifty, I shudder to reflect). Because of 
> its 
> widespread use in photographic development (to remove unreacted 
> silver 
> halide), photographers were wont to refer to it as "hypo".
> 
> Bob Richmond
> Samurai Pathologist
> Knoxville TN
> 



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