What is "salicylaldoxime"

n. (context chemistry English) The oxime of salicylaldehyde, a crystalline solid that is a chelator and sometimes used in the analysis of samples containing transition metal ions, with which it often forms brightly-coloured coordination complexes.

Salicylaldoxime is an organic compound described by the formula CHCH=NOH-2-OH. It is the oxime of salicylaldehyde. This crystalline, colorless solid is a chelator and sometimes used in the analysis of samples containing transition metal ions, with which it often forms brightly coloured coordination complexes.