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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.

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  • noun chemistry any salt of perchloric acid; used in pyrotechnics and as powerful 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

  • It has been identified as perchlorate, which is actually used on Earth in rocket fuel.

    CNN Transcript Aug 5, 2008 2008

  • The chemical perchlorate, which is used in solid rocket and jet fuels, was recently detected in 15 powdered baby formulas, according to ABC News.

    Rocket fuel in baby formula? 2009

  • 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.

    Javier Sierra: A Bitter Taste 2009

  • The chemical perchlorate, which is used in solid rocket and jet fuels, was recently detected in 15 powdered baby formulas, according to ABC News.

    Rocket fuel in baby formula? 2009

  • The part with the negative charge is called the perchlorate anion or just perchlorate.

    Public Health Statement for Perchlorates 2008

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Environmental Toxin Collects in Breast Milk'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = '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

  • 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

  • Now that same chemical called perchlorate has turned up in the food supply as well.

    CNN Transcript Dec 3, 2004 2004

  • Further tests by the Phoenix lander found traces of a substance called perchlorate in the Martian soil.

    Signs of the Times 2009

  • 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