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hydroxylamine definition

hydroxyl·amine (hī dräks′il ə mēn′, -am′ēn′; -in)

noun

a colorless crystalline base, NHOH, used as a reducing agent

Etymology: hydroxyl + amine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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