Etymology

monoxime

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Today it means: Any compound having a single oxime group Full definition →

English oxime ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishoxime
  5. English todaymonoxime

From mono- + oxime.

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