Relating to or containing both amide and hydroxyl or oxime groups in a chemical compound.
From amido- + -oxy (from oxygen or hydroxyl), combining two key functional groups in chemical nomenclature used since the development of systematic organic chemistry in the 1800s.
The -oxy ending tells chemists that oxygen is involved, which is like a secret code that helps them instantly know something important about the molecule's chemical personality and how it might react.
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