Anhydride

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A chemical compound formed from another, often an acid, by the removal of water.
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  • n. any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    compound    chemical compound   
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