bromate

American  

[broh-meyt] / ˈbroʊ meɪt /

noun

1. a salt of bromic acid.

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verb (used with object)

bromated, bromating

1. to treat with bromine; brominate.

bromate British  

/ ˈbrəʊmeɪt /

noun

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

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verb

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

bromate Scientific  

/ brō′māt′ /

1. A salt or ester containing the group BrO ₃.

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Etymology

Origin of bromate

First recorded in 1830–40; brom(ic) + -ate ²

Example Sentences

It listed nine contaminants detected in my water, among them bromate and uranium.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2024

The historic legislation bans the “manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale” of food products that contain four additives: brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and red dye 3.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2024

The law also bans brominated vegetable oil, which is used in some store brand sodas, and potassium bromate and propylparaben, two chemicals used in baked goods.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2023

Three of the substances, titanium dioxide, brominated vegetable oil and potassium bromate, have already been banned from food by European regulators.

From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2023

PROCEDURE.—Weigh out into 500 cc. beakers two portions of about 0.150-0.175 gram of potassium bromate.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.