: any of various compounds containing the divalent group C=NOH and obtained chiefly by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes and ketones
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One tool that everyone carries is a personal atropine or oxime pen—a nerve agent treatment.
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Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2018
The most important therapies are atropine, oximes and anticonvulsants.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 29 May 2018
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Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2018
The most important therapies are atropine, oximes and anticonvulsants.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 29 May 2018
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oxime
noun
ox·ime
ˈäk-ˌsēm 
: any of various compounds obtained chiefly by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes and ketones and characterized by the bivalent group C=NOH
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