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hydroxylamine

hydroxylamine noun: an explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH₂OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis.

Noun

hydroxylamine (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxylamines)

  1. An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH₂OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis.
  2. Any organic derivative of this compound.

hydroxylamine meaning in Tamil

hydroxylamine in Tamil

ஐதரொட்சிலமின்

Forms of hydroxylamine

pluralhydroxylamines

Origin of hydroxylamine

From hydroxyl + -amine.

Words formed from hydroxylamine

Questions about hydroxylamine

What does hydroxylamine mean?
Hydroxylamine means an explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH₂OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis.
What is hydroxylamine in Tamil?
Hydroxylamine in Tamil is ஐதரொட்சிலமின். See Hydroxylamine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hydroxylamine?
Hydroxylamine is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxylamine?
The plural of hydroxylamine is hydroxylamines.

Words near hydroxylamine in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyl
  2. hydroxylactone
  3. hydroxylactones
  4. hydroxylamide
  5. hydroxylamides
  6. hydroxylamine
  7. hydroxylamines
  8. hydroxylamino
  9. hydroxylaminos
  10. hydroxylammonium
  11. hydroxylapatite

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