anhydride

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noun

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

OriginEnglish hydride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-) →
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Meanings

nounanhydride (plural anhydrides)

plural anhydrides

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  6. Englishan-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  9. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  11. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  12. Englishhydro-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  14. Englishhydride
  15. Englishanhydride

From an- + hydride. Compare anhydrous and -ide.

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Translations

Afrikaans anhidried
  • anhidriedCompound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Catalan anhídrid
  • anhídridCompound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Chinese Cantonese 酐
  • 酐 (gon¹)Compound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Chinese Mandarin 酐
  • 酐 (gān)Compound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Esperanto anhidrido
  • anhidridoCompound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Finnish anhydridi
  • anhydridiCompound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
French anhydride
  • anhydrideCompound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
German Anhydrid
  • AnhydridCompound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Greek ανυδρίτης
  • ανυδρίτης (anydrítis)Compound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Irish ainhidríd
  • ainhidrídCompound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Italian anidride
  • anidrideCompound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Japanese 無水物
  • 無水物 (musuibutsu)Compound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Malay kontang
  • kontangCompound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Polish bezwodnik
  • bezwodnikCompound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Portuguese anidrido
  • anidridoCompound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Romanian anhidridă
  • anhidridăCompound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Russian ангидрид
  • ангидрид (angidrid)Compound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Spanish anhídrido
  • anhídridoCompound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Swedish anhydrid
  • anhydridCompound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule
Ukrainian ангідри́д
  • ангідри́д (anhidrýd)Compound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hydraenid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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