hī|dräksə̇lə|mēn; ˌhīˌdräkˈsiləˌmēn, -_mə̇n noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hydroxyl (from English) + amine
: a colorless low-melting crystalline unstable compound NH 2 OH that is a weaker base than ammonia and forms stable crystalline salts with acids, that is made by reaction of its salts with alkali, and that is used chiefly as a reducing agent and as an intermediate — see oxime