Look up: perchlorate

1. perchlorate
   [n] - a salt of perchloric acid
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2. Perchlorate
   Perchlorate: A chemical used as the primary ingredient of solid rocket propellant and in munitions beginning in the 1950s. Perchlorate is also used in the production of explosives and fireworks. It adds the blue color to firework displays. Perchlorate remains in use and is unregulated. For disposal,...
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3. Perchlorate
   Per·chlo'rate noun (Chemistry) A salt of perchloric acid.
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4. perchlorate
   <chemistry> A salt of perchloric acid. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. perchlorate
   noun a salt of perchloric acid
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6. Perchlorate
   • (n.) A salt of perchloric acid.
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7. perchlorate
   (from the article `explosive`) Interest in the chlorates and perchlorates (salts of chloric or perchloric acid) as a base for explosives dates back to 1788. They were mixed with ... ...as a propellant in guns and rockets until the 20th century, when double-base gunpowder (40 percent nitroglycerin, 60 percent nitrocellulose) came ... ...
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8. perchlorate
   perchlorate: see chlorate.
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9. Perchlorate
   `Perchlorates` are the salts derived from perchloric acid (HClO₄). They occur both naturally and through manufacturing. They have been used as a medicine for more than 50 years to treat thyroid gland disorders. They are used extensively within the pyrotechnics industry, and ammonium...
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