'NH2OH' definitions:

Definition of 'NH2OH'

From: GCIDE

Hydroxylamine \Hy*drox`yl*am"ine\, n. [Hydroxyl + amine.] (Chem.) 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]