bromate
a salt of bromic acid.
Origin of bromate
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How to use bromate in a sentence
The potassium chlorate was also found to contain appreciable quantities of bromate.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict CrowellA mixture of bromate and chloride of silver will precipitate.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreBy heating the bromate it was partially converted into the bromide, and the resulting mixture was distilled with sulphuric acid.
British Dictionary definitions for bromate
/ (ˈbrəʊmeɪt) /
any salt or ester of bromic acid, containing the monovalent group -BrO 3 or ion BrO 3 –
to add bromate to (a product), as in the treatment of flour
Origin of bromate
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Scientific definitions for bromate
[ brō′māt′ ]
A salt or ester containing the group BrO3.
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