anhydride
[ an-hahy-drahyd, -drid ]
/ ænˈhaɪ draɪd, -drɪd /
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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.
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British Dictionary definitions for anhydride
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 anhydride
anhydride
[ ăn-hī′drīd′ ]
n.
A chemical compound formed from another by the removal of water.
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Science definitions for anhydride
anhydride
[ ăn-hī′drīd′ ]
A chemical compound formed from another, especially an acid, by the removal of water.
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