Oxime Definition

ŏksēm
noun
Any of a series of compounds formed by the action of hydroxylamine on an aldehyde or ketone, in which the oxygen atom of the CHO group of the aldehyde, or of the CO group of the ketone, is replaced by the :NOH group.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Oxime

Noun

Singular:
oxime
Plural:
oximes

Origin of Oxime

  • ox(o)– im(id)e

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • oxygen imide

    From Wiktionary

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