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Definition of: oxime
(ok′sēm, -sim) noun Chem.
One of a series of compounds containing the group C-NOH, formed by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes, ketones, and ketonic compounds. Also ox·im (ok′sim). [<OX(YGEN) + IM(IDE)]
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