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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
Suomi oksiimi
Français oxime oximé
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
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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