noun
chlorate
Chemical term referring to a salt of chloric acid. Used in technical and scientific contexts.
塩素酸塩は漂白剤や火薬の原料として使われる。
Chlorates are used as raw materials for bleaching agents and gunpowder.
塩素酸 is chloric acid, while 塩素酸塩 is its salt (chlorate).
Compound of 塩素 (chlorine) + 酸 (acid) + 塩 (salt), literally 'chloric acid salt'.