| Pronunciation: | | an'hIdrId
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water |
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ANHYDRIDE is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| | See Also: | | chemical compound, compound, phthalic anhydride |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A compound that becomes an acid in the presence of water or becomes a base when water is removed. |
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