bromate

bromate Definition

bro·mate (brō′māt′)

noun

a salt of bromic acid, containing the univalent, negative radical BrO

Etymology: brom(o)- + -ate

transitive verb -·mat′ed, -·mat′·ing

to treat or combine with a bromate or with bromine

bromate Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

level: Early Results MAFF's Food Science Laboratory conducted a survey of bromate levels in bread in 1989.

Noun used with modifier

potassium: Recent survey results As a follow-up, in August 1992 MAFF's Food Science Laboratory conducted a further survey of potassium bromate in bread.

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