Chlorate Meaning
/klˈɔreɪt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAny salt of chloric acid.
Sentence Examples
Chlorates are powerful oxidizing agents.
The laboratory stored sodium chlorate in a secure chemical cabinet.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The lab stored the ____ salt in a cool dry cabinet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Sodium ____ is a chemical compound often used as a type of weed.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English chloric acid English -ate English chlorate From chloric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The new fulminate consists of a mixture of chlorate of potash, with the prussiates, soluble or unsoluble, the hyposulphites, the hypophosphites, the phosphides, the amorphous phosphorus, alone or combined."
— 1867, Edmund Ronalds, Thomas Richardson, Chemical Technology, page 696:
"The higher levels of chlorate were discovered during routine testing at the company's production facility in Ghent, Belgium, according to an unnamed company spokesperson quoted by the AFP news agency."
— 2025 January 29, Lucy Hooker, “Coca-Cola recalls drinks in UK due to chemical levels”, in BBC News:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The lab stored the ____ salt in a cool dry cabinet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Sodium ____ is a chemical compound often used as a type of weed.