hydroxamate
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹɑksəˌmeɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹɒksəˌmeɪt/
Noun
hydroxamate (plural hydroxamates)
- (organic chemistry) A hydroxylamine compound containing a CONOH group, often serving as chelating agents.
- 2007, Srdjan M. Bulatovic, Handbook of Flotation Reagents: Chemistry, Theory and Practice[1], →ISBN, page 13:
- In general, the hydroxamates are used for flotation of oxidic minerals (pyrochlore, cassiterite and ilmenite), rare-earth oxides and oxide copper minerals.