| Term Name: | hydroxamic acid |
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| Synonyms: | hydroxamic acids, N-hydroxy amide, N-hydroxy amides, N-hydroxy-amide, N-hydroxy-amides, N-hydroxyamide, N-hydroxyamides |
| Definition: | A compound, RkE(=O)lNHOH, derived from an oxoacid RkE(=O)l(OH) (l ≠ 0) by replacing ‒OH with ‒NHOH, and derivatives thereof. Specific examples of hydroxamic acids are preferably named as N-hydroxy amides. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:24650] ( EBI ) |