Anhydride

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anhydride \An*hy"dride\, n. [See {Anhydrous}.] (Chem.)
     An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable
     of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; --
     so called because it may be formed from an acid by the
     abstraction of water.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anhydride
       n : a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a
           reaction resulting in removal of water