acid anhydride

English

Noun

acid anhydride (plural acid anhydrides)

1. (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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: syraanhydrid c

See also

• acetic anhydride
• phthalic anhydride