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Anhydride

Webster's Dictionary

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Anhydride'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/anhydride.html. 1828.