English Explanatory Dictionary

anhydride

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

anhydride anhydrides

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English hydride English anhydride From an- + hydride. Compare anhydrous and -ide.

Derived words

acetic anhydride acyl anhydride base anhydride carbon anhydride carbonic anhydride dianhydride glycide haloanhydride heteroanhydride homoanhydride maleic anhydride malonic anhydride mannide mellitic anhydride oxalic anhydride phthalic anhydride polyanhydride polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride succinic anhydride sulfinic anhydride sulfonic anhydride sulphinic anhydride sulphonic anhydride thioanhydride
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