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perchlorate

perchlorate

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A chemical salt with one chlorine atom and four oxygen atoms
  • noun
  • /pərˈklɔːreɪt/
  • Specialized
: perclorato
  • Perchlorate can be naturally occurring or man-made.
  • perchlorate in drinking water

And if you have perchlorate type soils here on Earth, what do you do?

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Examples

  • Both Santa Ana and Santa Clara, Calif., have identified serious perchlorate contamination, Deister said.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Perchlorate is both a naturally occurring and man-made chemical that is used to produce rocket fuel, fireworks, flares, and explosives.

    Blog text (26)

  • First, perchlorate may have adverse health effects.

    Blog text (26)

  • And if you have perchlorate type soils here on Earth, what do you do?

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  • Scientists discovered that large portions of the Western United States are contaminated with perchlorate, mainly as a result of Army, Navy, and Air Force disposal.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Scientific research indicates that perchlorate can disrupt the thyroid's ability to produce hormones needed for normal growth and development.

    Blog text (26)

  • Perchlorate is regulated because it allegedly is a pollutant created by modern industries that harms babies.

    Blog text (27)

  • U.S. EPA expects to issue a final health advisory concurrent with the final regulatory determination for perchlorate.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The agency is also issuing an interim health advisory of 15 parts per billion (ppb) to assist state and local officials in addressing local contamination of perchlorate in drinking water and in making a corresponding change to the factors they consider in cleaning up Superfund sites.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The chemist analyzed the soil sample and discovered high levels of perchlorate near the old rocket launch site.

Surface Forms

perchlorate singular
perchlorates plural

Morphology

perchlorate = chlorate (semi-transparent) = per + chlorate

Formed by adding the chemical prefix 'per-' to 'chlorate'; the morphological relation is regular in chemistry but requires specialized chemical knowledge.

Etymology

Perchlorate comes from three parts: per- meaning 'very' or 'completely', chlor- (from chlorine) and -ate a common ending for 'salts'. So a perchlorate is a 'salt' that has chlorine with extra oxygen, which is why the word names the chlorine-containing ion from perchloric acid.