noun
- Plural of oxim; organic compounds formed by the reaction of hydroxylamine with aldehydes or ketones, containing a C=N-OH group.
Usage: chemistry; technical term
Examples
- Oxims are important intermediates in organic synthesis.
- The chemist prepared several oxims from different ketones.
- Aldoxims and ketoxims are the two main classes of oxims.
- These oxims can be further reduced to form amines.
- The stability of oxims depends on the substituents attached to the nitrogen.