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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hydroxylamine

· Hy·drox·yl·am·ine · IPA
01 n. A nitrogenous, organic base, NH2.OH, resembling ammonia, and produced by a modified reduction of nitric acid. It is usually obtained as a v…
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    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.(Chem.)