potassium chlorate

potassium chlorate

n.

A poisonous crystalline compound, KClO₃, used as an oxidizing agent, a bleach, and a disinfectant and in making explosives, matches, and fireworks.

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potassium chlorate

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a white crystalline soluble substance used in fireworks, matches, and explosives, and as a disinfectant and bleaching agent. Formula: KClO₃

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potassium chlorate - a white salt (KClO3) used in matches, fireworks, and explosives; also used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)