acid anhydride
noun Chemistry.
See under anhydride(def 1).
Words nearby acid anhydride
Definition for acid anhydride (2 of 2)
anhydride
[ an-hahy-drahyd, -drid ]
/ ænˈhaɪ draɪd, -drɪd /
noun Chemistry.
a compound formed by removing water from a more complex compound: an oxide of a nonmetal (acid anhydride) or a metal (basic anhydride) that forms an acid or a base, respectively, when united with water.
a compound from which water has been abstracted.
Origin of anhydride
1860–65;
anhydr(ous) +
-ide
British Dictionary definitions for acid anhydride (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for acid anhydride (2 of 2)
anhydride
/ (ænˈhaɪdraɪd, -drɪd) /
noun
a compound that has been formed from another compound by dehydration
a compound that forms an acid or base when added to water
Also called: acid anhydride, acyl anhydride
any organic compound containing the group -CO.O.CO- formed by removal of one water molecule from two carboxyl groups
Word Origin for anhydride
C19: from
anhydr (
ous) +
-ide
Medical definitions for acid anhydride
anhydride
[ ăn-hī′drīd′ ]
n.
A chemical compound formed from another by the removal of water.
Scientific definitions for acid anhydride
anhydride
[ ăn-hī′drīd′ ]
A chemical compound formed from another, especially an acid, by the removal of water.