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Where does “oxime” come from?

oxime (English) comes from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

oxime (English): Any of a class of organic compounds, of general...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of organic compounds, of general...

Ancestry of “oxime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOxy—
2EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
3Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
4Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
5Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “oxime”

  • monoxime
  • ketoxime
  • oximation
  • 肟
  • オキシム
  • 옥심
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