Meanings
nounhydroxylamine (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxylamines)
plural hydroxylamines
- countableuncountablechemistryAn explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH₂OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis.
- countableuncountablechemistryAny organic derivative of this compound.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
- Frenchhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchhydrogène
- Englishhydrogen
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Englishoxygen
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishhydroxyl
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englishhydroxylamine
From hydroxyl + -amine.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 羥胺 /羟胺, 胲
- 羥胺 /羟胺 (koeng⁵ on¹)NH2OH
- 胲 (haai⁵)derivative
Chinese Mandarin 羥胺 /羟胺, 胲
- 羥胺 /羟胺 (qiǎng'àn)NH2OH
- 胲 (hǎi)derivative
Japanese ヒドロキシルアミン, ヒドロキシルアミン
- ヒドロキシルアミン (hidorokishiruamin)NH2OH
- ヒドロキシルアミン (hidorokishiruamin)derivative
Korean 하이드록실아민, 하이드록실아민
- 하이드록실아민 (haideuroksiramin)NH2OH
- 하이드록실아민 (haideuroksiramin)derivative
Cite this entry
APA
hydroxylamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxylamine
MLA
“hydroxylamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxylamine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroxylamine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxylamine.
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