anhydrous
[an-hahy-druh s]
adjective Chemistry.
with all water removed, especially water of crystallization.
Origin of anhydrous
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Above this temperature the anhydrous salt is the stable solid phase.
The Phase Rule and Its ApplicationsAlexander Findlay
This compound is water-soluble, but caffein can not be extracted from the crystals with anhydrous solvents.
All About CoffeeWilliam H. Ukers
Potassium and sodium readily dissolve in the anhydrous acid with evolution of hydrogen and formation of 578 fluorides.
That salt is anhydrous; but there is another variety of it, which contains nearly 40 per cent.
By careful 188 heating it may be made to yield the anhydrous salt.
anhydrous
adjective
Word Origin for anhydrous
C19: from Greek anudros; see an-, hydro-
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