oxime
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ox·ime
noun \ˈäk-ˌsēm\Definition of OXIME
: any of various compounds containing the divalent group C=NOH and obtained chiefly by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes and ketones
Origin of OXIME
International Scientific Vocabulary ox- + -ime (from imide)
First Known Use: circa 1890
ox·ime
noun \ˈäk-ˌsēm\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of OXIME
: any of various compounds obtained chiefly by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes and ketones and characterized by the bivalent group C=NOH
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