A chemical compound formed from another, often an acid, by the removal of water.
[ANHYDR(OUS) + -IDE.]
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an·hy·dride (ăn-hī'drīd') ![]() |
[ANHYDR(OUS) + -IDE.]
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A compound that produces a given compound on reaction with water. For instance, sulphur trioxide is the (acid) anhydride of sulphuric acid
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A compound derived from an acid by removal of a molecule of water.
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