oxime

American  

[ok-seem, -sim] / ˈɒk sim, -sɪm /

noun

Chemistry.

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

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oxime British  

/ ˈɒksiːm /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of oxime

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

Example Sentences

There are antidotes for nerve agents, such as oxime and atropine, which are particularly effective against VX and sarin, but they should be given soon after exposure to be effective.

From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2018

The noxious cloud that swept over Institute was not MIC but a combination of methylene chloride and aldicarb oxime.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the Institute facility, aldicarb oxime is mixed with MIC to form the active ingredient for Temik, a pesticide widely used on citrus crops.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is generally accepted that the iso-diazo hydroxides possess the oxime structure R�N:N�OH.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

It forms a hydrazone with phenyl hydrazine, and an oxime with hydroxylamine.

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