anhydride
See also: Anhydride
English
Etymology
From an- + hydride. Compare anhydrous and -ide.
Pronunciation
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Noun
anhydride (plural anhydrides)
- (chemistry) Any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides.
Derived terms
- acetic anhydride
- acyl anhydride
- base anhydride
- carbon anhydride
- carbonic anhydride
- dianhydride
- glycide
- haloanhydride
- heteroanhydride
- homoanhydride
- maleic anhydride
- malonic anhydride
- mannide
- mellitic anhydride
- oxalic anhydride
- phthalic anhydride
- polyanhydride
- polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride
- succinic anhydride
- sulfinic anhydride
- sulfonic anhydride
- sulphinic anhydride
- sulphonic anhydride
- thioanhydride
Translations
Compound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
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French
Pronunciation
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Noun
anhydride m (plural anhydrides)
Further reading
- “anhydride”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.