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anhydride

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anhydride /an·hy·dride/ (an-hi´drīd) any compound derived from a substance, especially an acid, by abstraction of a molecule of water.
chromic anhydride  chromic acid.
phthalic anhydride  a reactive low-molecular-weight compound with various industrial uses; it causes skin irritation and its fumes cause hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
an·hy·dride (n-hdrd)
n.
A chemical compound formed from another by the removal of water.
anhydride
[anhī′drīd]
Etymology: Gk, a + hydor, without water
a chemical compound derived by the removal of water from one or more substances, especially an acid.
anhydride [an-hi´drīd]
a compound derived from a substance, usually an acid, by removal of a molecule of water.
anhydride
a compound derived from an acid by removal of a molecule of water.
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