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Meaning of oxime | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈɒk.siːm/

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

العربية أكسيم
Français oxime
日本語 オキシム
한국어 옥심

Examples

“In contrast, a water-repellent substance, for example, fluoric resin or Teflon, is extremely nonaffinitive with the oily oxime hydrochlorides and has a nature to repel it.”
“Treatment for novichok exposure would be the same as for other nerve agents, with atropine, diazepam and drugs called oximes.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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