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bro·mate

 (brō′māt′)
n.
The inorganic polyatomic ion BrO3- or a compound containing it.
tr.v. bro·mat·ed, bro·mat·ing, bro·mates
To treat (a substance) chemically with a bromate.
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bromate

(ˈbrəʊmeɪt)
n
(Elements & Compounds) any salt or ester of bromic acid, containing the monovalent group -BrO3 or ion BrO3–
vb
(Chemistry) to add bromate to (a product), as in the treatment of flour
[C19: probably from German Bromat; see bromo-, -ate1]
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bro•mate

(ˈbroʊ meɪt)

n., v. -mat•ed, -mat•ing. n.
1. a salt of bromic acid.
v.t.
2. to treat with bromine; brominate.
[1830–40]
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bro·mate

(brō′māt′)
A chemical compound containing the group BrO3.
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bromate


Past participle: bromated
Gerund: bromating

Imperative
bromate
bromate
Present
I bromate
you bromate
he/she/it bromates
we bromate
you bromate
they bromate
Preterite
I bromated
you bromated
he/she/it bromated
we bromated
you bromated
they bromated
Present Continuous
I am bromating
you are bromating
he/she/it is bromating
we are bromating
you are bromating
they are bromating
Present Perfect
I have bromated
you have bromated
he/she/it has bromated
we have bromated
you have bromated
they have bromated
Past Continuous
I was bromating
you were bromating
he/she/it was bromating
we were bromating
you were bromating
they were bromating
Past Perfect
I had bromated
you had bromated
he/she/it had bromated
we had bromated
you had bromated
they had bromated
Future
I will bromate
you will bromate
he/she/it will bromate
we will bromate
you will bromate
they will bromate
Future Perfect
I will have bromated
you will have bromated
he/she/it will have bromated
we will have bromated
you will have bromated
they will have bromated
Future Continuous
I will be bromating
you will be bromating
he/she/it will be bromating
we will be bromating
you will be bromating
they will be bromating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bromating
you have been bromating
he/she/it has been bromating
we have been bromating
you have been bromating
they have been bromating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bromating
you will have been bromating
he/she/it will have been bromating
we will have been bromating
you will have been bromating
they will have been bromating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bromating
you had been bromating
he/she/it had been bromating
we had been bromating
you had been bromating
they had been bromating
Conditional
I would bromate
you would bromate
he/she/it would bromate
we would bromate
you would bromate
they would bromate
Past Conditional
I would have bromated
you would have bromated
he/she/it would have bromated
we would have bromated
you would have bromated
they would have bromated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.bromate - react with bromine
brominate
react - undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"
2.bromate - treat with bromine
brominate
process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
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