Meanings
nounoxime (plural oximes)
plural oximes
- chemistryAny 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.
Treatment for novichok exposure would be the same as for other nerve agents, with atropine, diazepam and drugs called oximes.
2018 March 13, Ian Sample, The Guardian1 more example
In contrast, a water-repellent substance, for example, fluoric resin or Teflon, is extremely nonaffinitive with the oily oxime hydrochlorides and has a nature to repel it.
1969, B. Albertson, Photochemical Processes, page 84
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Arabic أكسيم
- أكسيمchemical compound
Chinese Cantonese 肟
- 肟 (ok³)chemical compound
Chinese Mandarin 肟
- 肟 (wò)chemical compound
French oxime
- oximechemical compound
Hungarian oxim
- oximchemical compound
Indonesian oksima
- oksimachemical compound
Japanese オキシム
- オキシム (okishimu)chemical compound
Korean 옥심
- 옥심 (oksim)chemical compound
Persian اکسیم
- اکسیمchemical compound
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APA
oxime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxime
MLA
“oxime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxime. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxime,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxime.
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