hydroxylamine

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(hī dräks′il ə mēn′, -am′ēn′; -in)

noun

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

Origin: hydroxyl + amine

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noun
A colorless crystalline compound, NH2OH, explosive when heated, that is used as a reducing agent and in organic synthesis.

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