acid anhydride
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noun
another name for anhydride (def. 3)
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Words nearby acid anhydride
acicula, acicular, aciculate, aciculum, acid, acid anhydride, acidanthera, acid-base equilibrium, acid-base indicator, acid cell, acid deposition
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How to use acid anhydride in a sentence
Like most of the oxides of the non-metallic elements, carbon dioxide is an acid anhydride.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPhersonThe metallic oxide combines with this excess of acid anhydride, forming a mixed salt of metaboric acid.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson