oxime

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɒk.siːm/
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/ˈɒk.siːm/ · /ˈɑkˌsiːm/

Definition of oxime

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
    “Treatment for novichok exposure would be the same as for other nerve agents, with atropine, diazepam and drugs called oximes.”

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Etymology

From German Oxim, from oxy- + Imid. From Oxy + -ime (from clipping of imide).

Anagrams of oxime

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4-letter words

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3 words

2-letter words

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