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potassium chlorate

noun

Chemistry.
  1. 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

  1. a white crystalline soluble substance used in fireworks, matches, and explosives, and as a disinfectant and bleaching agent. Formula: KClO 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
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Origin of potassium chlorate1

First recorded in 1880–85
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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.”

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The masks release chemicals like barium peroxide, sodium chlorate, and potassium chlorate.

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“This is a mixture of potassium chlorate and sugar,” Miss Riley said.

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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.

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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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