acetoxime

noun

ac·​et·​ox·​ime

ˌa-sət-ˈäk-ˌsēm

plural -s

: a colorless crystalline volatile compound (CH₃)₂C=NOH formed from acetone by the action of hydroxylamine

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + oxime; probably originally formed as German azetoxim

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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