bromate

[broh-meyt]Chemistry

noun

a salt of bromic acid.

verb (used with object), bro·mat·ed, bro·mat·ing.

to treat with bromine; brominate.

Origin of bromate

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

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Historical Examples of bromate

A mixture of bromate and chloride of silver will precipitate.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
By heating the bromate it was partially converted into the bromide, and the resulting mixture was distilled with sulphuric acid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3
Various
The potassium chlorate was also found to contain appreciable quantities of bromate.
America's Munitions 1917-1918
Benedict Crowell

British Dictionary definitions for bromate

bromate

noun

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

verb

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

Word Origin for bromate

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

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bromate in Medicine

bromate

[brō′māt′]

A salt of bromic acid.
An ion of bromic acid.

To treat a substance chemically with a bromate.

bromate in Science

bromate

[brō′māt′]

A salt or ester containing the group BrO3.