perchlorate

perchlorate [per-klawr-eyt, -klohr-] ExamplesWord Origin noun Chemistry.

1. a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO4.

Origin of perchlorate First recorded in 1820–30; per- + chlorate Examples from the Web for perchlorate Historical Examples of perchlorate

Chloratzit: potassium chlorate or perchlorate, aryl nitro-bodies, resins, and carbohydrates.

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British Dictionary definitions for perchlorate perchlorate noun

1. any salt or ester of perchloric acid. Perchlorate salts contain the ion ClO 4 –

perchlorate in Medicine perchlorate [pər-klôr′āt′] n.

1. A salt or ester of perchloric acid.

perchlorate in Science perchlorate [pər-klôr′āt′]

1. A salt of perchloric acid, containing the group ClO4.