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acetic an·hy·dride

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  1. acetic anhydridenoun

    a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroin

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  1. acetic anhydridenoun

    A chemical compound with the formula (CHCO)O, consisting of two acetyl groups bound to an oxygen.

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  1. Acetic anhydride

    Acetic anhydride, or ethanoic anhydride, is the chemical compound with the formula (CH3CO)2O. Commonly abbreviated Ac2O, it is the simplest isolable anhydride of a carboxylic acid and is widely used as a reagent in organic synthesis. It is a colorless liquid that smells strongly of acetic acid, which is formed by its reaction with moisture in the air.

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  1. acetic anhydride

    Acetic anhydride, or ethanoic anhydride, is a chemical compound with the formula (CH3CO)2O. It is a colorless liquid with a strong odor similar to acetic acid and is the simplest isolatable anhydride of a carboxylic acid. It is mainly used in the production of cellulose acetate for photographic film and polyvinyl acetate for wood glue, as well as synthetic fibers and fabric. It is also an effective reagent for acetylation, the process of introducing an acetyl group into a molecule.

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  1. Acetic anhydride

    Acetic anhydride, or ethanoic anhydride, is the chemical compound with the formula (CH3CO)2O. Commonly abbreviated Ac2O, it is the simplest isolatable acid anhydride and is a widely used reagent in organic synthesis. It is a colorless liquid that smells strongly of acetic acid, formed by its reaction with the moisture in the air. Formic anhydride is an even simpler acid anhydride, but it spontaneously decomposes, especially once removed from solution.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of acetic anhydride in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of acetic anhydride in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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  • أنهيدريد الخلArabic
  • Essigsäureanhydrid, AcetanhydridGerman
  • آنیدرید استیکPersian
  • एसिटिक एनहाईड्राइडHindi
  • anidride aceticaItalian
  • 무수초산Korean
  • EddiksyreanhydridNorwegian
  • anhidridă aceticăRomanian
  • Уксусный ангидридRussian
  • ättiksyraanhydridSwedish
  • அசிட்டிக் அன்ஹைட்ரைடுTamil
  • acetic anhydrideUrdu

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