English word bishydroxamic comes from English hydroxamic, English bis-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| hydroxamic | English (eng) | (organic chemistry) Describing any of several classes of compounds derived from oxoacids by replacing -OH by -NHOH; the N-hydroxy amides. |
| bis- | English (eng) | (chemistry, obsolete) A variant of tri- used to indicate that the component that does not take the prefix occurs twice in the compound: a bisoxide is of the form B2O. (mathematics, chemistry) A variant of di-, used for substitutions of two complex rather than simple units.. An occasional variant of bi- prefixed to roots beginning with a vowel, as in bisalternate. |
| bishydroxamic | English (eng) | Of or pertaining to a bishydroxamic acid or derivative. |