anhydride

/ænˌhaɪˈdraɪd/
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Other forms: anhydrides

Definitions of anhydride
  1. noun
    a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water
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    types:
    acetic anhydride
    a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroin
    phthalic anhydride
    a white cyclic anhydride
    type of:
    chemical compound, compound
    (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
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