sodium chlorate

noun

Chemistry.

1. a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO 3 , cool and salty to the taste, used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and matches, as a textile mordant, and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.

sodium chlorate

noun

1. a colourless crystalline soluble compound used as a bleaching agent, weak antiseptic, and weedkiller. Formula: NaClO 3

Word History and Origins

Origin of sodium chlorate¹

First recorded in 1880–85