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PERCHLORATE
perchlorate
(noun) a salt of perchloric acid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
perchlorate (plural perchlorates)
(chemistry) any salt of perchloric acid; used in pyrotechnics and as powerful oxidizing agents.
Source: Wiktionary
Per*chlo"rate, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of perchloric acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MECHANISM
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
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