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chlorate

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chlo·rate  (klôrt, klr-)
n.
The inorganic group ClO3 or a compound containing it.
chlorate
Noun
Chem any salt containing the ion ClO3-
chlorate  (klôrt)
A chemical compound containing the group ClO3.
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Noun1.chlorate - any salt of chloric acid
salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
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There were two things to be done then-- first, to replace the absorbed oxygen; secondly, to destroy the expired carbonic acid; both easy enough to do, by means of chlorate of potassium and caustic potash.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
Would he obtain air by chemical means, in getting by heat the oxygen contained in chlorate of potash, and in absorbing carbonic acid by caustic potash?
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
Reiset and Regnaut's apparatus, intended for the production of oxygen, was supplied with chlorate of potassium for two months.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
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