oxime

[ ok-seem, -sim ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. any of a group of compounds containing the group >C=NOH, produced by the condensation of ketones or aldehydes with hydroxylamine.

oxime

/ ˈɒksiːm /

noun

1. any of a class of compounds with the general formula RR′NOH, where R is an organic group and R′ is either an organic group ( ketoxime ) or hydrogen atom ( aldoxime ): used in the chemical analysis of carbonyl compounds

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxime¹

First recorded in 1890–95; ox(ygen) + im(id)e

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxime¹

C19: from ox ( ygen ) + im ( id ) e

Example Sentences

Nerve agent poisoning can be treated with the chemicals atropine and oxime, but even if the treatment is successful, victims can suffer lasting damage.

From New York Times

They are also given an oxime, a compound that can pry an agent out of AChE’s active center before the agent has “aged,” or bound irreversibly to the enzyme.

From Science Magazine

There are antidotes for nerve agents, such as oxime and atropine, which are particularly effective against VX and sarin, but they should be given soon after exposure to be effective.

From The Guardian

But if no help comes within the first hour or so, the chances become slim that an antidote drug like atropine or oxime, or the sedative diazepam, will do much good.

From Reuters

It is generally accepted that the iso-diazo hydroxides possess the oxime structure R�N:N�OH.

From Project Gutenberg