bromate

[ broh-meyt ]

noun
  1. a salt of bromic acid.

verb (used with object),bro·mat·ed, bro·mat·ing.
  1. to treat with bromine; brominate.

Origin of bromate

1
First recorded in 1830–40; brom(ic) + -ate2

Words Nearby bromate

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use bromate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for bromate

bromate

/ (ˈbrəʊmeɪt) /


noun
  1. any salt or ester of bromic acid, containing the monovalent group -BrO 3 or ion BrO 3

verb
  1. to add bromate to (a product), as in the treatment of flour

Origin of bromate

1
C19: probably from German Bromat; see bromo-, -ate 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for bromate

bromate

[ brōmāt′ ]


  1. A salt or ester containing the group BrO3.

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.