hydroxylamine
noun
hy·drox·yl·amine
hī-ˈdräk-sə-lə-ˌmēn 
ˌhī-ˌdräk-ˈsi-lə-ˌmēn
ˌhī-ˌdräk-ˈsi-lə-ˌmēn
: a colorless odorless nitrogenous base NH3O that resembles ammonia in its reactions but is less basic and that is used especially as a reducing agent
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hydroxylamine
noun
hy·drox·yl·amine
hī-ˌdräk-sə-lə-ˈmēn
ˌhī-ˌdräk-ˈsil-ə-ˌmēn
ˌhī-ˌdräk-ˈsil-ə-ˌmēn
: a colorless odorless nitrogenous base NH3O that resembles ammonia in its reactions but is less basic and that is used especially as a reducing agent
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