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potassium chlorate
noun
- a white or colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, KClO 3 , used chiefly as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of explosives, fireworks, matches, bleaches, and disinfectants.
potassium chlorate
noun
- a white crystalline soluble substance used in fireworks, matches, and explosives, and as a disinfectant and bleaching agent. Formula: KClO 3
Word History and Origins
Origin of potassium chlorate1
Example Sentences
What they found was a silvery substance, which the technicians later told investigators was “consistent with flash powder and aluminum powder and maybe potassium chlorate.”
The masks release chemicals like barium peroxide, sodium chlorate, and potassium chlorate.
“She won’t let us have the potassium chlorate. She said it was too dangerous.”
The records showed he bought potassium chlorate, aluminum metal and other homemade bomb ingredients, purchases that continued after Wray’s death had made news, they said.
Named after their creators, the Brock contained potassium chlorate, a flammable liquid, while the Buckingham was filled with phosphorous to act as an incendiary.
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