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Hydroxylamine
Hy-droxˊyl-am′ine
,Noun.
[
Hydroxyl
+ amine
.] (Chem.)
A nitrogenous, organic base,
NH2.OH
, resembling ammonia, and produced by a modified reduction of nitric acid. It is usually obtained as a volatile, unstable solution in water. It acts as a strong reducing agent. Definition 2024
Hydroxylamine
hydroxylamine
hydroxylamine
See also: Hydroxylamine
English
Noun
hydroxylamine (plural hydroxylamines)
- (inorganic chemistry) An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH2OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis.
- (organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound.