dianhydride

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noun

Any compound containing two anhydride groups

OriginEnglish anhydride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) →
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Meanings

noundianhydride (plural dianhydrides)

plural dianhydrides

  1. chemistryAny compound containing two anhydride groups
  2. biochemistryAny cyclic product of the condensation of two monosaccharide molecules with the elimination of two molecules of water

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*né
  8. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  11. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  12. Englishan-
  13. Englishhydro-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  15. Englishhydride
  16. Englishanhydride
  17. Englishdianhydride

From di- + anhydride.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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