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]