Chlorate

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any salt of chloric acid.

    "Chlorates are powerful oxidizing agents."

  2. 2
    any salt of chloric acid wordnet

Synonyms

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alcoholchemicalchlorate anionchlorate compoundchlorate ionchlorate salt

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"Chlorates are powerful oxidizing agents."

Etymology

From chloric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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