hydroxamic acid

noun

any compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing the hydroxyl with -NHOH or derivatives

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Meanings

nounhydroxamic acid (plural hydroxamic acids)

plural hydroxamic acids

  1. chemistryany compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing the hydroxyl with -NHOH or derivatives
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