oxime
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 5
/ˈɒk.siːm/
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/ˈɒk.siːm/ · /ˈɑkˌsiːm/
Definition of oxime
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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).
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