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anhydride

noun

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.

  1. derived from -ide English hydride English anhydride From an- + hydride
  2. derived from *-iðos Latin -idusder✻
  3. derived from hydro- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der

Definitions

  1. Any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water…

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for anhydride. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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