Definition of Oximes

1. Noun. (plural of oxime) ¹

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Definition of Oximes

1. oxime [n] - See also: oxime

Medical Definition of Oximes

1. Compounds (cis or trans) that contain the radical, =c:n.oh; a condensation product of aldehydes or ketones. Members of this group frequently function as cholinesterase reactivators. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oximes

oxidizers
oxidizes
oxidizing
oxidizing agent
oxidizing agents
oxidopamine
oxidoreductase
oxidoreductases
oxidoreduction
oxids
oxidulated
oxilorphan
oxim
oximation
oxime
oximes (current term)
oximeter
oximeters
oximetre
oximetres
oximetries
oximetry
oxims
oxinate
oxindol
oxindole
oxindoles
oxine
oxiodic
oxiracetam

Literary usage of Oximes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik Holleman (1920)
"318] oximes. oximes. 318. Some of the oximes of the aromatic aldehydes and ... in one phenyl-group is sub- stituted, two isomeric oximes can be obtained. ..."

2. A Method for the Identification of Pure Organic Compounds by a Systematic by Samuel Parsons Mulliken (1916)
"(Including a test for hydroxylamine, and applicable to some refractory oximes not split by procedure (a).) Place 0.2 gram of the substance in a strong ..."

3. The Elements of Stereochemistry by Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch, Alfred Werner (1901)
"Configuration of oximes of which two stereoisomers have not been isolated. — The unsymmetrical oximes which have up to the present been discovered only in a ..."

4. Technical Reports and Scientific Papers by Imperial Institute (Great Britain), Frederick Augustus Abel (1903)
"It is already known that in the presence of sodium methoxide, certain oximes furnish chiefly the isomeric ethers in which the alkyl group is joined to ..."

5. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"The configuration of the 2 oximes was detd. by Beckmann rearrangements with PCU: the oxime, ... The reduction of these 2 oximes takes place NOH HON II II ..."

6. Determination of Radicles in Carbon Compounds by Hans Johannes Leopold Meyer (1899)
"(2) PREPARATION OF oximes.' In the preparation of oximes the hydroxylamine is employed in the form of the free base, the hydro- chloride, as potassium ..."

7. The Spirit of Organic Chemistry: An Introduction to the Current Literature by Arthur Lachman (1899)
"... CHAPTER VIII THE ISOMERISM OF THE oximes THE crucial test of any scientific theory is its ability to rise to unforeseen emergencies. ..."

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