oxime

English

Etymology

From German Oxim, from oxy- +‎ Imid.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒk.siːm/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkˌsiːm/

Noun

oxime (plural oximes)

1. (organic chemistry) 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.
   • 2018 March 13, Ian Sample, The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Treatment for novichok exposure would be the same as for other nerve agents, with atropine, diazepam and drugs called oximes.

Derived terms

• aldoxime
• carvoxime
• cefdaloxime
• cefepime
• cefixime
• cefmenoxime
• cefodizime
• cefotaxime
• cefpodoxime
• cefquinome
• ceftazidime
• ceftizoxime
• cefuracetime
• cefuroxime
• chloroxime
• glyoxime
• ketoxime
• monoxime
• nifuroxime
• oximation
• phosgene oxime
• propanal oxime
• quinonoxime

 

Translations

chemical compound

• Arabic: أكسيم
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 肟 (ok³)

  Mandarin: 肟 (zh) (wò)

• French: oxime (fr) f
• Hungarian: oxim
• Indonesian: oksima
• Japanese: オキシム (okishimu)
• Kazakh: оксим (oksim)
• Korean: 옥심 (oksim)
• Kyrgyz: оксим (oksim)
• Persian: اکسیم

References

• “oxime”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “oxime”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• moxie

French

Noun

oxime f (plural oximes)

1. oxime