sodium chlorate

noun

a colorless salt (NaClO3) used as a weed killer and an antiseptic

• Hypernyms: ↑salt

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noun

: a hygroscopic crystalline salt NaClO₃ usually made by electrolysis of common salt and used as an oxidizing agent (as in dye manufacture) and for the manufacture of perchlorates and especially as a weed killer

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Chem.

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.

[1880-85]

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sodium chlorate noun

A colourless crystalline compound used in explosives, as an antiseptic, and as weedkiller

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Main Entry: ↑sodium

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sodium chlorate,

a colorless crystalline salt, used as an oxidizing agent, in fireworks and explosives, in dyeing, and as an antiseptic in toothpaste and mouthwash. Formula: NaClO₃