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Anhydride

Noun:

1. A compound formed from another compound by the removal of water.

Example sentence: The two oxygen atoms in sulfuric acid combine with one another, eliminating a water molecule and forming an anhydride compound.

Noun:

2. Any acid anhydride, a compound formed by the removal of water from an acid.

Example sentence: Acetic anhydride is a widely-used chemical compound employed in various chemical syntheses.

Noun:

3. Any oxide that reacts with water to form an acid.

Example sentence: Carbon dioxide is an example of an anhydride that combines with water to produce carbonic acid.

Noun:

4. The name given to a class of compounds derived from an acid by the removal of the elements of water but not of oxygen.

Example sentence: Maleic anhydride is a type of anhydride commonly employed in the production of resins and polymers.

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