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acid anhydride

noun Chemistry.

See under anhydride(def 1).

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Nearby words

acicularity, acicularly, aciculate, aciculum, acid, acid anhydride, acid cell, acid deposition, acid drop, acid dust, acid dye

Definition for acid anhydride (2 of 2)

anhydride

[ an-hahy-drahyd, -drid ]
/ ænˈhaɪ draɪd, -drɪd /

noun Chemistry.

a compound formed by removing water from a more complex compound: an oxide of a nonmetal (acid anhydride) or a metal (basic anhydride) that forms an acid or a base, respectively, when united with water.
a compound from which water has been abstracted.

Origin of anhydride

1860–65; anhydr(ous) + -ide
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British Dictionary definitions for acid anhydride (1 of 2)

acid anhydride

noun

another name for anhydride (def. 3)

British Dictionary definitions for acid anhydride (2 of 2)

anhydride

/ (ænˈhaɪdraɪd, -drɪd) /

noun

a compound that has been formed from another compound by dehydration
a compound that forms an acid or base when added to water
Also called: acid anhydride, acyl anhydride any organic compound containing the group -CO.O.CO- formed by removal of one water molecule from two carboxyl groups

Word Origin for anhydride

C19: from anhydr (ous) + -ide
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Medicine definitions for acid anhydride

anhydride

[ ăn-hī′drīd′ ]

n.

A chemical compound formed from another by the removal of water.
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Science definitions for acid anhydride

anhydride

[ ăn-hī′drīd′ ]

A chemical compound formed from another, especially an acid, by the removal of water.
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