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- noun Plural form of
chlorate .
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Examples
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In the two other schemes, cells generate oxygen - typically for their own internal use - by using enzymes to break down oxygen-containing substances such as chlorates, says Katharina Ettwig, a microbiologist at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
U.S. News 2010
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I remember something about having to be very careful with chlorates.
The Shape-Shifter’s Curse Amanda Marrone 2010
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I remember something about having to be very careful with chlorates.
The Shape-Shifter’s Curse Amanda Marrone 2010
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I remember something about having to be very careful with chlorates.
The Shape-Shifter’s Curse Amanda Marrone 2010
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In my youth every English schoolboy knew that it was unwise to mix chlorates and sugar - that didn't stop some of them from trying it - and some of them from losing fingers!
Gummi Bear Surprise Walter Jon Williams 2009
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In the absence of powerful oxidising agents e.g. chlorates I would imagine that gummi bears/jelly babies are perfectly safe.
Gummi Bear Surprise Walter Jon Williams 2009
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But kraft pulp making has been an environmental nightmare, producing pollutants that range from dioxins and furans to alcohols, chlorates, heavy metals and more.
The world's first zero-effluent pulp mill Edward Willett 2006
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But kraft pulp making has been an environmental nightmare, producing pollutants that range from dioxins and furans to alcohols, chlorates, heavy metals and more.
Archive 2006-04-16 Edward Willett 2006
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Now most longan plantations use chlorates—gunpowder—as fertilizer.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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Now most longan plantations use chlorates—gunpowder—as fertilizer.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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