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sodium chlorate

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noun Chemistry.
a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO3, 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.
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Origin of sodium chlorate

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby sodium chlorate

sodium bicarbonate, sodium bisulfate, sodium borate, sodium bromide, sodium carbonate, sodium chlorate, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium cyanide, sodium cyclamate, sodium dichromate
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How to use sodium chlorate in a sentence

  • The sodium chlorate and ammonium chloride are dissolved in 6½ gallons and the copper sulphate separately in 5½ gallons water.

    The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics|Franklin Beech

British Dictionary definitions for sodium chlorate

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