perchlorate

[ per-klawr-eyt, -klohr- ]

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

Origin of perchlorate

1
First recorded in 1820–30; per- + chlorate

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British Dictionary definitions for perchlorate

perchlorate

/ (pəˈklɔːreɪt) /


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

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Scientific definitions for perchlorate

perchlorate

[ pər-klôrāt′ ]


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

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