hydroxamic acid

noun

hy·​drox·​am·​ic acid

¦hīˌdräk¦samik-

: any of a class of weak acids (as RCONHOH) that are acylated derivatives of hydroxylamine

Word History

Etymology

hydroxamic International Scientific Vocabulary hydroxy- + am- (from amide) + -ic

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