acid anhydride

English

Noun

acid anhydride (plural acid anhydrides)

(organic chemistry) A class of organic compounds having two acyl groups bonded to the same oxygen atom. They react with water to give carboxylic acids.

Synonyms

acyl anhydride

Translations

organic compounds with oxygen atom bonded to two acyl groups

Finnish: happoanhydridi

Swedish: syraanhydrid c

See also

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