anhydride
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draɪd, -drɪd 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 (ænˈhaɪdraɪd, -drɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a compound that has been formed from another compound by dehydration |
| 2. | a compound that forms an acid or base when added to water |
| 3. | acid anhydride, Also called: acyl anhydride any organic compound containing the group -CO.O.CO- formed by removal of one water molecule from two carboxyl groups |
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Anhydride
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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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Definition: o-xylene is an aromatic hydrocarbon, used in the production of phthalic anhydride.
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