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hydroxylamine |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hydroxylamine \Hy*drox`yl*am"ine\, n. [Hydroxyl + amine.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous, organic base, {NH2.OH}, resembling ammonia, and produced by a modified reduction of nitric acid. It is usually obtained as a volatile, unstable solution in water. It acts as a strong reducing agent.
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