WordNet
n. a white salt (KClO3) used in matches, fireworks, and explosives; also used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent
Wikipedia
Potassium chlorate is a compound containing potassium, chlorine and oxygen atoms, with the molecular formula KClO. In its pure form, it is a white crystalline substance. It is the most common chlorate in industrial use. It is used
- as an oxidizing agent,
- to prepare oxygen,
- as a disinfectant,
- in safety matches,
- in explosives and fireworks,
- in cultivation, forcing the blossoming stage of the longan tree, causing it to produce fruit in warmer climates.
Usage examples of "potassium chlorate".
Without the red phosphorus, it takes more friction that most mortals can produce to get a rise out of the match head, which characteristically contains antimony sulfide, an oxidizing agent such as potassium chlorate, and sulfur or charcoal.
At length I shook and brushed myself dry, took a couple of food tablets, and put a new potassium chlorate cube in the electrolyser of the mask.
Into the center of the box, he set a small cardboard container filled with a mixture of potassium chlorate and powdered sugar, sealed so that the mixture would not spill out.
What about a television tube that would explode, or a Ping-Pong ball loaded with potassium chlorate and black powder?