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potas'sium chlo'rate



Chem.
a white or colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, KClO3, used chiefly as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of explosives, fireworks, matches, bleaches, and disinfectants.

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potassium carbonatepotassium chloride
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