Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The univalent anionic group ClO4, derived from perchloric acid, or a compound containing this group.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A salt of perchloric acid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A salt of perchloric acid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry any
salt ofperchloric acid ; used inpyrotechnics and aspowerful oxidizing agents .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a salt of perchloric acid
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Examples
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It has been identified as perchlorate, which is actually used on Earth in rocket fuel.
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The chemical perchlorate, which is used in solid rocket and jet fuels, was recently detected in 15 powdered baby formulas, according to ABC News.
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There, the poison is called perchlorate, a component of rocket fuel, which affects the growth, development and metabolism of the human body, and also is known to cause cancer.
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The chemical perchlorate, which is used in solid rocket and jet fuels, was recently detected in 15 powdered baby formulas, according to ABC News.
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The part with the negative charge is called the perchlorate anion or just perchlorate.
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OpEdNews - Quicklink: Environmental Toxin Collects in Breast Milk 2007
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Scientists have discovered the mechanism by which a chemical known as perchlorate can collect in breast milk and cause cognitive and motor deficits in newborns.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Environmental Toxin Collects in Breast Milk 2007
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Now that same chemical called perchlorate has turned up in the food supply as well.
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Further tests by the Phoenix lander found traces of a substance called perchlorate in the Martian soil.
Signs of the Times 2009
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Researchers found a lot of the basic ingredients that life needs to survive, including water in the form of ice, various minerals and a salt called perchlorate that microbes on Earth use as an energy source.
azcentral.com | news 2009
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Recently found on Mars.
August 19, 2008