| Term Name: | sodium chlorate |
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| Synonyms: | Chlorate de sodium, Chlorate salt of sodium, Chloric acid, sodium salt, NaClO3, Natriumchlorat, sodium chlorate |
| Definition: | An inorganic sodium salt that has chlorate as the counter-ion. An oxidising agent, it is used for bleaching paper and as a herbicide. It is also used in the manufacture of dyes, explosives and matches. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:65242] ( EBI ) |