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dianhydride

dianhydride noun: any compound containing two anhydride groups.

Noun

dianhydride (plural dianhydrides)

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

Forms of dianhydride

pluraldianhydrides

Origin of dianhydride

From di- + anhydride.

Questions about dianhydride

What does dianhydride mean?
Dianhydride means any compound containing two anhydride groups.
What part of speech is dianhydride?
Dianhydride is a noun.
What is the plural of dianhydride?
The plural of dianhydride is dianhydrides.

Words near dianhydride in the dictionary

  1. DiAngelis
  2. Diangelo
  3. Diangelos
  4. diangle
  5. diangles
  6. dianhydride
  7. dianhydrides
  8. dianhydrogalactitol
  9. Dianic
  10. Dianic Wicca
  11. Dianic Wiccan

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