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bromate

[ broh-meyt ]

noun

  1. a salt of bromic acid.


verb (used with object)

, bro·mat·ed, bro·mat·ing.
  1. to treat with bromine; brominate.

bromate

/ ˈbrəʊmeɪt /

noun

  1. any salt or ester of bromic acid, containing the monovalent group -BrO 3 or ion BrO 3
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to add bromate to (a product), as in the treatment of flour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bromate

/ brōmāt′ /

  1. A salt or ester containing the group BrO 3 .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bromate1

First recorded in 1830–40; brom(ic) + -ate 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bromate1

C19: probably from German Bromat ; see bromo- , -ate 1
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Example Sentences

It listed nine contaminants detected in my water, among them bromate and uranium.

The historic legislation bans the “manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale” of food products that contain four additives: brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and red dye 3.

From Salon

Three of the substances in California’s law were approved by this standard review: potassium bromate, Red Dye No. 3 and brominated vegetable oil.

The law also bans brominated vegetable oil, which is used in some store brand sodas, and potassium bromate and propylparaben, two chemicals used in baked goods.

The California Food Safety Act — the first of its kind in the country — would ban the manufacture, sale or distribution of brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye No. 3.

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