: any of various compounds containing the divalent group C=NOH and obtained chiefly by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes and ketones
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All products in the toolbox are free from formaldehyde and butanone oxime.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
One tool that everyone carries is a personal atropine or oxime pen—a nerve agent treatment.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2018
The most important therapies are atropine, oximes and anticonvulsants.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 29 May 2018
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
One tool that everyone carries is a personal atropine or oxime pen—a nerve agent treatment.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2018
The most important therapies are atropine, oximes and anticonvulsants.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 29 May 2018
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“Oxime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxime. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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oxime
noun
ox·ime
ˈäk-ˌsēm 
: 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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