anhydrous

[ an-hahy-druhs ]

/ ænˈhaɪ drəs /

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adjective Chemistry.

with all water removed, especially water of crystallization.

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Origin of anhydrous

1810–20; <Greek ánȳdros waterless (with etymological h restored). See an-¹, hydro-¹, -ous

Words nearby anhydrous

anhydrase, anhydremia, anhydride, anhydrite, anhydro-, anhydrous, ani, Aniakchak, Aniakchak Crater, anianiau, anicca

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How to use anhydrous in a sentence

Anhydrous, an-hī′drus, adj. a term applied to a chemical substance free from water.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Even in this state, soda contains 23 per cent of water, and only 77 per cent of pure anhydrous soda.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845|Various
The anhydrous hydrogen peroxide obtained by Wolffenstein boils at 84-85C.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various
The re-crystallised and pure salt is used for preparing the anhydrous sulphate, which is used for detecting moisture in gases.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

By exposure to a red heat the carbonic acid may be expelled, and the earth rendered anhydrous.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for anhydrous

anhydrous

/ (ænˈhaɪdrəs) /

adjective

containing no water, esp no water of crystallization

Word Origin for anhydrous

C19: from Greek anudros; see an-, hydro-

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Medical definitions for anhydrous

anhydrous

[ ăn-hī′drəs ]

adj.

Without water, especially water of crystallization.

Scientific definitions for anhydrous

anhydrous

[ ăn-hī′drəs ]

Not containing water, especially water of crystallization.

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