potassium chlorate

n. A poisonous white or colorless solid, KClO₃, used as an oxidizing agent, a bleach, and a disinfectant and in making explosives, matches, and fireworks.

potassium chlorate

n (Elements & Compounds) a white crystalline soluble substance used in fireworks, matches, and explosives, and as a disinfectant and bleaching agent. Formula: KClO3

potas′sium chlo′rate

n. a white or colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, KClO₃, used chiefly as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of fireworks, matches, bleaches, and disinfectants.

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potassium chlorate - a white salt (KClO3) used in matches, fireworks, and explosives; also used as a disinfectant and bleaching agentsalt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

potassium chlorate

[pə′tas·ē·əm ′klȯr‚āt] (inorganic chemistry) KClO₃ Transparent, colorless crystals or a white powder with a melting point of 356°C; soluble in water, alcohol, and alkalies; used as an oxidizing agent, for explosives and matches, and in textile printing and paper manufacture.

potassium chlorate