Meanings
nounperchlorate (plural perchlorates)
plural perchlorates
- chemistryAny salt of perchloric acid; used in pyrotechnics and as powerful oxidizing agents.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From perchloric acid + -ate (“derivative”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech chloristan
- chloristansalt
Finnish perkloraatti
- perkloraattisalt
German Perchlorat
- Perchloratsalt
Hindi परूनीरजी
- परूनीरजी (parūnīrjī)salt
Italian perclorato
- percloratosalt
Polish nadchloran
- nadchloransalt
Portuguese perclorato
- percloratosalt
Spanish perclorato
- percloratosalt
Swedish perklorat
- perkloratsalt
Turkish perklorat
- perkloratsalt
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APA
perchlorate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perchlorate
MLA
“perchlorate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perchlorate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perchlorate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perchlorate.
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