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

All synonyms

alcoholchemical

Example

More examples

"Chlorates are powerful oxidizing agents."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

ammonium chloratechlorate of potashhydrogen chloratemagnesium chloratepotassium chloratesodium chloratechloric acid

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