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noun Chemistry.
1.
a compound formed by removing water from a more complex compound: an oxide of a nonmetal (acid anhydride) or a metal (basic anhydride) that forms an acid or a base, respectively, when united with water.
2.
a compound from which water has been abstracted.
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Anhydride
is always a great word to know.
So is atomic. Does it mean:
| existing as free, uncombined atoms |
| a substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected |
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Medical Dictionary
anhydride an·hy·dride (ān-hī'drīd')
n.
A chemical compound formed from another by the removal of water.
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anhydride  (ān-hī'drīd') Pronunciation Key
A chemical compound formed from another, especially an acid, by the removal of water. |
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