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ANHYDRIDE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("anhydride" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anhydride"):
acetic anhydride (a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroin)
phthalic anhydride (a white cyclic anhydride)
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