anhydrate

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noun

An acid anhydride

“The Tarim mummies, found in present-day China, were anhydrated naturally by searing desert conditions.”

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Meanings

nounanhydrate (plural anhydrates)

plural anhydrates

  1. chemistryAn acid anhydride
  2. chemistryThe anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound
verbanhydrate (third-person singular simple present anhydrates, present participle anhydrating, simple past and past participle anhydrated)

present singular third person anhydrates · participle present anhydrating · participle past anhydrated · past anhydrated

  1. To dehydrate, especially in food processing.

    The Tarim mummies, found in present-day China, were anhydrated naturally by searing desert conditions.

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APA

anhydrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anhydrate

MLA

“anhydrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anhydrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anhydrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anhydrate.

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