oxime
/ˈɑkˌsiːm/noun
oxime is a noun meaning “Any of a class of organic compounds, of general formula RR'C=NOH, derived from the condensation of an aldehyde (R' = H) or ketone with hydroxylamine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled O-X-I-M-E and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 22 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of oxime is oximes.
What does oxime mean?
noun
- 1
Any of a class of organic compounds, of general formula RR'C=NOH, derived from the condensation of an aldehyde (R' = H) or ketone with hydroxylamine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce oxime?
- UK /ˈɒk.siːm/
- US /ˈɑkˌsiːm/
Oxime has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-oxime.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of oxime
- oximes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is oxime?
Oxime appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Oxime in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chemical compound:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | oxime |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does oxime come from?
From German Oxim, from oxy- + Imid. From Oxy + -ime (from clipping of imide).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).