oxime

[ ok-seem, -sim ]

/ ˈɒk sim, -sɪm /

noun Chemistry.

any of a group of compounds containing the group >C=NOH, produced by the condensation of ketones or aldehydes with hydroxylamine.

Nearby words

oxidize, oxidized cellulose, oxidized glutathione, oxidizer, oxidoreductase, oxime, oximeter, oximetry, oxisol, oxlip, oxnard

Origin of oxime

First recorded in 1890–95; ox(ygen) + im(id)e

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British Dictionary definitions for oxime

oxime

/ (ˈɒksiːm) /

noun

any of a class of compounds with the general formula RR′NOH, where R is an organic group and R′ is either an organic group (ketoxime) or hydrogen atom (aldoxime): used in the chemical analysis of carbonyl compounds

Word Origin for oxime

C19: from ox (ygen) + im (id) e

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Medicine definitions for oxime

oxime

[ ŏk′sēm ]

n.

Any of a group of compounds formed by treating aldehydes or ketones with a nitrogen-containing reducing agent.