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1. (n.) anhydride
a compound formed by removing water from a more complex compound.
2. anhydride
a compound from which water has been abstracted.
Etymology: (1860–65; anhydr (ous ) + -ide)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) anhydride
a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) anhydride
an oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water
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