hydroxylamine

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hī drok′sə lə mēn′, -səl am′in)


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hy•drox•yl•a•mine  (hī drok′sə lə mēn′, -səl am′in),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Chemistryan unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH3O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.
  • hydroxyl + -amine 1865–70

'hydroxylamine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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