oxime

noun ox·ime \ˈäk-ˌsēm\

Definition of OXIME

: any of various compounds containing the divalent group C=NOH and obtained chiefly by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes and ketones

International Scientific Vocabulary ox- + -ime (from imide)

First Known Use: circa 1890

Medical Dictionary

noun ox·ime \ˈäk-ˌsēm\

: any of various compounds obtained chiefly by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes and ketones and characterized by the bivalent group C=NOH

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