Definition of Anhydride

1. Noun. A compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water.

Specialized synonyms: Acetic Anhydride, Phthalic Anhydride
Generic synonyms: Chemical Compound, Compound

Definition of Anhydride

1. 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.

Definition of Anhydride

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Anhydride

1. A compound that becomes an acid in the presence of water or becomes a base when water is removed. (12 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anhydride

anhidrotic
anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
Anhima
Anhima cornuta
Anhimidae
anhinga
anhinga
anhingas
Anhinga anhinga
Anhingidae
anhistic
anhistous
anhydrase
anhydration
anhydride (current term)
anhydride (current term)
anhydrides
anhydrides
anhydrite
anhydrite
anhydrites
anhydro-
anhydroelastase
anhydrogitalin
anhydroleucovorin
anhydrosis
anhydrosugars
anhydrotetracycline oxygenase
anhydrous
anhydrous

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