Thesaurus: anhydride
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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- n. 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.
- n. a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water
- 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.
- An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capableof forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- socalled because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction ofwater.
- n:100 n. a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water