hydroxylamine

See also: Hydroxylamine

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Etymology

From hydroxyl +‎ -amine.

Noun

hydroxylamine (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxylamines)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH2OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis.
  2. (organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound.

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