noun. a colorless salt (NaClO3) used as a weed killer and an antiseptic.
noun. ['ˈklɔreɪt'] any salt of chloric acid.
noun. ['ˈsoʊdiːəm'] a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt).