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Anhydrous
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Word Origin & History
anhydrous
"containing no water," 1819, a modern coinage from Gk. an- privative prefix + hydor "water" (see water (n.1)). Gk. did have anhydros "waterless," used of arid lands or corpses that had not been given proper funeral rites.
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Medical Dictionary
anhydrous an·hy·drous (ān-hī'drəs)
adj.
Without water, especially water of crystallization.
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Science Dictionary
anhydrous  (ān-hī'drəs) Pronunciation Key
Not containing water, especially water of crystallization. |
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