dimethylglyoxime

noun

di·​meth·​yl·​glyoxime

"+

: a crystalline compound CH₃C(NOH)C(NOH)CH₃ used as an analytical reagent especially for precipitating nickel and palladium

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary dimethyl + glyoxime

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