perchlorate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of perchlorate
Example Sentences
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Two Iranian ships have been sailing from China with tons of sodium perchlorate, a main ingredient for producing solid propellant for ballistic missiles, The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
The New York Times also cited an unnamed person with ties to Iran's Revolutionary Guards as saying that sodium perchlorate exploded.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025
Consumer Reports’ findings come decades after perchlorate was first identified as a contaminant in water and food.
From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024
Their analysis revealed that the salen-type metal complexes lack any distinctive structural features, indicating that their explosive nature is linked to the chemical bonding of the perchlorate ions and their surrounding intermolecular interactions.
From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2024
Perchloric acid is best prepared by distilling potassium perchlorate with concentrated sulphuric acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
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