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Anhydride

Anhydride Meaning & Definition
Anhydride Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Anhydride?

[n] a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water

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See Also | chemical compound | compound | phthalic anhydride

Anhydride In Webster's Dictionary

\An*hy"dride\, n. [See {Anhydrous}.] (Chem.) An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water.

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