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acetic anhydride

acetic anhydride noun: the acid anhydride of acetic acid, (CH₃CO)₂O.

acetic anhydride: the acid anhydride of acetic acid, (CH₃CO)₂O
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Noun

acetic anhydride (plural acetic anhydrides)

  1. The acid anhydride of acetic acid, (CH₃CO)₂O.

Forms of acetic anhydride

pluralacetic anhydrides

Questions about acetic anhydride

What does acetic anhydride mean?
Acetic anhydride means the acid anhydride of acetic acid, (CH₃CO)₂O.
What part of speech is acetic anhydride?
Acetic anhydride is a noun.
What is the plural of acetic anhydride?
The plural of acetic anhydride is acetic anhydrides.

Words near acetic anhydride in the dictionary

  1. acetic
  2. acetic acid
  3. acetic acids
  4. acetic alcohol
  5. acetic aldehyde
  6. acetic anhydride
  7. acetic anhydrides
  8. aceticlastic
  9. aceticoceptor
  10. aceticoceptors
  11. acetification

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