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- German · derived fromOxim
- English todayoxime
From German Oxim, from oxy- + Imid. From Oxy + -ime (from clipping of imide).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
oxime
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
German Oxim