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nouna compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of watertype of:
Definition that contains anhydride
- phthalic anhydride a white cyclic anhydride
- triphosphoric acid an acid that is a partial anhydride of three molecules of phosphoric acid; known chiefly in the form of its salts and esters
- hydrogen cyanide a highly poisonous gas or volatile liquid that smells like bitter almonds; becomes a gas at around 90 degree Fahrenheit and is most dangerous when inhaled; the anhydride of hydrocyanic acid; used in manufacturing