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hydroxylamine
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hydroxylamine, n. [Hydroxyl + amine.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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