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bromate
[ broh-meyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to treat with bromine; brominate.
bromate
/ ˈbrəʊmeɪt /
noun
- any salt or ester of bromic acid, containing the monovalent group -BrO 3 or ion BrO 3 –
verb
- to add bromate to (a product), as in the treatment of flour
bromate
/ brō′māt′ /
- A salt or ester containing the group BrO 3 .
Word History and Origins
Origin of bromate1
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.
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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