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perchlorinate

American  
[per-klawr-uh-neyt, -klohr-] / pərˈklɔr əˌneɪt, -ˈkloʊr- /

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.
perchlorinated, perchlorinating

  1. to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.

Other Word Forms

  • perchlorination noun

Etymology

Origin of perchlorinate

First recorded in 1855–60; per- + chlorinate

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