anhydride

English Thesaurus

1. a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	chemical compound, compound,
definition	:	(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	acetic anhydride,
definition	:	a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroin (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	phthalic anhydride,
definition	:	a white cyclic anhydride (noun.substance)