bishydroxamic acid

noun

Any of a group of compounds having two hydroxamic acid groups, especially those chiral compounds having two adjacent hydroxamic acid groups that are used in asymmetric synthesis.

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Meanings

nounbishydroxamic acid (plural bishydroxamic acids)

plural bishydroxamic acids

  1. chemistryAny of a group of compounds having two hydroxamic acid groups, especially those chiral compounds having two adjacent hydroxamic acid groups that are used in asymmetric synthesis.

Origin

From bis- + hydroxamic acid.

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