: a colorless crystalline salt NaClO3 used especially as an oxidizing agent and weed killer
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebPiles of uncovered uranium ore are stored near the mill, waiting to be fed into the crusher and processed in a series of tanks containing sulfuric acid, sodium chlorate, ammonia and other chemicals used to separate out the uranium. Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Sep. 2021