A compound formed when formaldehyde reacts with hydroxylamine; used in analytical chemistry and organic synthesis.
Formed from 'formaldehyde' + 'oxime' (a class of organic compounds with the structure R₂C=NOH). The term crystallized in early 20th-century chemical nomenclature.
Formaldoximes are incredibly useful in labs for identifying and removing formaldehyde contamination—they literally capture and neutralize the very compound they're named after, like a chemical trap!
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