oxime
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A chemical made when an aldehyde or ketone reacts with hydroxylamine
- noun
- /ˈɑkˌsiːm/
- Specialized
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oxima
- These atropine-oxime injectors go along with your PB pill packs.
Examples
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The chemist synthesized a new oxime that could effectively neutralize the effects of specific nerve agents.
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An oxime is a chemical compound that plays a critical role in the treatment of certain types of poisoning.
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Researchers are studying how different oximes can improve recovery from nerve agent exposure.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Oxime was made in modern chemistry, and a helpful way to remember it is to split it into ox and ime, because ox reminds you of 'oxygen' and ime sounds like 'amine', a nitrogen group. So an oxime is a compound with a special 'NOH' group, nitrogen and oxygen together, that forms when an aldehyde or a ketone reacts with hydroxylamine.