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oxime
[ ok-seem, -sim ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- any of a group of compounds containing the group >C=NOH, produced by the condensation of ketones or aldehydes with hydroxylamine.
oxime
/ ˈɒksiːm /
noun
- any of a class of compounds with the general formula RR′NOH, where R is an organic group and R′ is either an organic group ( ketoxime ) or hydrogen atom ( aldoxime ): used in the chemical analysis of carbonyl compounds
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oxime1
C19: from ox ( ygen ) + im ( id ) e
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