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oxim

oxim is the dated form of oxime.

Meaning of oxime

Noun

oxime (plural oximes)

  1. Any of a class of organic compounds, of general formula RR'C=NOH, derived from the condensation of an aldehyde (R' = H) or ketone with hydroxylamine.
    • In contrast, a water-repellent substance, for example, fluoric resin or Teflon, is extremely nonaffinitive with the oily oxime hydrochlorides and has a nature to repel it.1969, B. Albertson, Photochemical Processes, page 84

Forms of oxim

pluraloxims

Questions about oxim

What is oxim the dated form of?
Oxim is the dated form of oxime.

Words near oxim in the dictionary

  1. oxies
  2. oxifentorex
  3. oxilofrine
  4. oxilorphan
  5. oxiluciferin
  6. oxim
  7. oximate
  8. oximated
  9. oximation
  10. oximations
  11. oxime

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