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oxime, oxim Chem.|ˈɒksaɪm, ˈɒksɪm|
[f. ox- 1 + -ime, shortened from imide (the imides containing the radical :NH, the oximes :N(OH)). Introduced by the German chemists V. Meyer and Janny in 1882.]
A chemical compound containing the divalent group :N(OH) joined to a carbon atom, esp. in the combination CnH2n: as acetoxime C2H4:N(OH), formoxime = CH2:N(OH). Also called oximide.
1891Athenæum 23 May 669/3 The large class of substances known as the oximes, which have been so much investigated of late, has just been enriched by the discovery of its simplest possible member, formoxime, CH2:N.OH. 1893Ibid. 13 May 608/3 [A paper was read on] ‘Organic Oximides: a Research on their Pharmacology’, by Dr. H. Pomfret. |