Examples of chlorate in a Sentence
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Coca-Cola has initiated a recall of several soft drink products in Europe after higher-than-normal levels of chlorate were detected during routine checks at a production plant in Belgium.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The incident underscores the challenges companies face when chemical by-products like chlorate inadvertently affect food and beverage safety.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
For the majority the only contaminant found was chlorate, which is a disinfectant byproduct.
—Agnel Philip, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2023
Fireworks permitted: Cylinder fountains, cone fountains, sparklers containing no magnesium, chlorate or perchlorate; snakes containing no mercury, small smoke devices.
—Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 1 July 2022
Whoever produced these stars has mastered the barium chlorate concoction that gives fireworks the toxic-green sheen of Ghostbusters’ Slimer.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2022
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The incident underscores the challenges companies face when chemical by-products like chlorate inadvertently affect food and beverage safety.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
For the majority the only contaminant found was chlorate, which is a disinfectant byproduct.
—Agnel Philip, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2023
Fireworks permitted: Cylinder fountains, cone fountains, sparklers containing no magnesium, chlorate or perchlorate; snakes containing no mercury, small smoke devices.
—Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 1 July 2022
Whoever produced these stars has mastered the barium chlorate concoction that gives fireworks the toxic-green sheen of Ghostbusters’ Slimer.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2022
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“Chlorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chlorate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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chlorate
noun
chlo·rate
ˈklō(ə)r-ˌāt, ˈklȯ(ə)r- 
: a salt containing the anion ClO3−
chlorate of potassium
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