perchlorate

[ per-klawr-eyt, -klohr- ]

nounChemistry.

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

Origin of perchlorate

First recorded in 1820–30; per- + chlorate

Words Nearby perchlorate

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How to use perchlorate in a sentence

“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.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for perchlorate

perchlorate

/ (pəˈklɔːreɪt) /

noun

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

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Scientific definitions for perchlorate

perchlorate

[ pər-klôr′āt′ ]

A salt of perchloric acid, containing the group ClO4.

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