potassium chlorate
a white or colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, KClO3, used chiefly as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of explosives, fireworks, matches, bleaches, and disinfectants.
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White Gunpowder: a mixture of potassium chlorate, potassium ferrocyanide, and sugar.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousChloratzit: potassium chlorate or perchlorate, aryl nitro-bodies, resins, and carbohydrates.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousRackarock, rak′a-rok, n. an explosive of potassium chlorate and nitro-benzol.
During the process of fusion potassium chlorate is added, by which means the yield of alizarin is considerably increased.
Coal | Raphael MeldolaA new application for caustic soda and potassium chlorate necessitated an increased production of these materials.
Coal | Raphael Meldola
British Dictionary definitions for potassium chlorate
a white crystalline soluble substance used in fireworks, matches, and explosives, and as a disinfectant and bleaching agent. Formula: KClO 3
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