1. a salt or ester of bromic acid, containing the bromate ion (BrO₃⁻)
Usage: chemistry; commonly used in water treatment and food additives

1. to treat or combine with bromate; to introduce bromate into a substance
Usage: chemistry; transitive verb

Examples

• Potassium bromate is used as an oxidizing agent in flour treatment.
• The water treatment facility uses bromate to disinfect the municipal supply.
• Sodium bromate serves as a bleaching agent in some industrial processes.
• The chemist decided to bromate the solution to improve its oxidizing properties.
• Bromate ions can form when bromine reacts with alkaline water.
• Some countries have restricted the use of bromate in food products due to health concerns.