perchlorate

[ per-klawr-eyt, -klohr- ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO 4 .

perchlorate

/ pəˈklɔːreɪt /

noun

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

perchlorate

/ pər-klôr′āt′ /

1. A salt of perchloric acid, containing the group ClO 4 .

Word History and Origins

Origin of perchlorate¹

First recorded in 1820–30; per- + chlorate

Example Sentences

“The perchlorate is a major problem” for Martian farming, says Edward Guinan, an astrobiologist at Villanova University in Pennsylvania who was not involved in the work.

From Science News

Chloratzit: potassium chlorate or perchlorate, aryl nitro-bodies, resins, and carbohydrates.

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Perchloric acid is best prepared by distilling potassium perchlorate with concentrated sulphuric acid.

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It crystallizes in dark purple-red prisms, isomorphous with potassium perchlorate.

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Blastine: ammonium perchlorate, sodium nitrate, dinitrotoluene, paraffin-wax.

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