Associations to the word «Anhydride»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

ANHYDRIDE, noun. A compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats