hydroxylamine

[ hahy-drok-suh-luh-meen, -suhl-am-in ]

noun

an unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH3O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.

Origin of hydroxylamine

First recorded in 1865–70; hydroxyl + -amine

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How to use hydroxylamine in a sentence

After standing for twenty-four hours, hydroxylamine potassium disulphonate crystallizes out.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2 | Various
Bromine and iodine react in a remarkable manner with free hydroxylamine.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for hydroxylamine

hydroxylamine

/ (haɪˌdrɒksɪləˈmiːn, -ˈæmɪn, -ˈsaɪləˌmiːn) /

noun

a colourless crystalline compound that explodes when heated: a reducing agent. Formula: NH 2 OH

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