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an·hy·dride

(ăn-hī′drīd′)
n.
A chemical compound formed from another, often an acid, by the removal of water.

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anhydride

(ænˈhaɪdraɪd; -drɪd)
n
1. (Chemistry) a compound that has been formed from another compound by dehydration
2. (Chemistry) a compound that forms an acid or base when added to water
3. (Elements & Compounds) Also called: acid anhydride or acyl anhydride any organic compound containing the group -CO.O.CO- formed by removal of one water molecule from two carboxyl groups
[C19: from anhydr(ous) + -ide]
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an•hy•dride

(ænˈhaɪ draɪd, -drɪd)

n.
1. a compound formed by removing water from a more complex compound.
2. a compound from which water has been abstracted.
[1860–65; anhydr (ous) + -ide]
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an·hy·dride

(ăn-hī′drīd′)
A chemical compound formed from another, especially an acid, by the removal of water.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. anhydride - a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water
acetic anhydride - a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroin
phthalic anhydride - a white cyclic anhydride
chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
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anhydride

[ænˈhaɪdraɪd] nanidride f
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For cardiac glycosides, Keller Kiliani test was adopted (0.5 g of extract was added to 2 ml acetic anhydrate plus [H.sub.2]S[O.sub.4]).
Anhydrate tricalcium silicate (alite) has been also detected at regions 930-915 [cm.sup.-1] [4, 7]; this peak is overlapped with phosphate ([beta]-tricalcium phosphate) [17].
Yada et al., "Development of a method for the determination of caffeine anhydrate in various designed intact tables by near-infrared spectroscopy: A comparison between reflectance and transmittance technique," Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, vol.
At equilibrium, quartz does not occur, and therefore, Ca-silicate minerals dominate, oxides are present as their hydrated forms, also gypsum is formed from the original anhydrate.
Then, more anhydrate ethanol was added to the filtrate to a final concentration of 80% (v/v).

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