Plural of chlorate; multiple salts formed from chlorine oxidation reactions, used in various industrial and consumer applications.
Plural form of 'chlorate,' following standard English noun pluralization. The singular root comes from chlorine chemistry nomenclature established in the 19th century.
Chlorates are so chemically reactive that mixing them with sugar creates an explosive mixture—in fact, conspiracy theorists used to think medieval alchemists discovered the formula by accident, but it was most likely documented in the 1600s.
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