basic anhydride

ba·sic an·hy·dride

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Definitions of basic anhydride words

noun basic anhydride a compound formed by removing water from a more complex compound: an oxide of a nonmetal (acid anhydride) or a metal (basic anhydride) that forms an acid or a base, respectively, when united with water. 1
noun basic anhydride a compound from which water has been abstracted. 1

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65; anhydr(ous) + -ide

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