acetohydroxamic acid

English

Etymology

From aceto- +‎ hydroxamic acid.

Noun

acetohydroxamic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The acetyl derivative of hydroxamic acid CH3-CO-NH-OH once used to treat kidney stones.

Coordinate terms

  • acetohydroxamate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)

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