anhydrous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of anhydrous
1810–20; < Greek ánȳdros waterless (with etymological h restored). See an- 1, hydro- 1, -ous
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In 2023, the company agreed to pay a fine to the EPA over how its facility in Altoona, Iowa, managed chemical risk posed by the more than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia stored on site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Prices for anhydrous ammonia and urea, key ingredients for fertilizers used to grow corn and soybeans, have appreciated significantly year-over-year, with much of those gains coming after the war started in late February.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
A fertilizer plant battered by Hurricane Ida belched highly toxic anhydrous ammonia into the air.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2021
He said there is no risk from the toxic, explosive anhydrous ammonia at the site that prompted evacuations in a 1.1 mile radius from the fire Saturday.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2021
The metallic salts all crystallize in the anhydrous condition and decompose on heating, leaving a residue of the pure metal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
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