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oxime

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒk.siːm/
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  • General-American: /ˈɑkˌsiːm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any compound containing the group -C=NOH

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: organic compound

History

Etymology

From German Oxim, from oxy- + Imid. From Oxy + -ime (from clipping of imide).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أكسيم — chemical compound
  • Chinese Cantonese: 肟 (ok3) — chemical compound
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肟 (wò) — chemical compound
  • French: oxime — chemical compound
  • Hungarian: oxim — chemical compound
  • Indonesian: oksima — chemical compound
  • Japanese: オキシム (okishimu) — chemical compound
  • Kazakh: оксим (oksim) — chemical compound
  • Korean: 옥심 (oksim) — chemical compound
  • Kyrgyz: оксим (oksim) — chemical compound
  • Persian: اکسیم — chemical compound