noun
- Plural of bromate; salts or esters of bromic acid, containing the bromate ion (BrO₃⁻).
Usage: chemistry; technical
verb
- Third-person singular present tense of bromate; to treat or combine with bromate.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Potassium bromate is used as an oxidizing agent in some industrial processes.
- The chemist bromates the flour to improve its baking properties.
- Sodium bromate can be used as a disinfectant in water treatment.
- The reaction bromates the organic compound under controlled conditions.
- Bromates are commonly found in certain food additives and oxidizing agents.