What is "lithium perchlorate"

n. (context chemistry English) The lithium salt of perchloric acid, LiClO₄ used as a source of oxygen in portable generators, and as an electrolyte in lithium battery.

Lithium perchlorate is the inorganic compound with the formula LiClO. This white or colourless crystalline salt is noteworthy for its high solubility in many solvents. It exists both in anhydrous form and as a trihydrate.