anhydrous
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an- + Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ous.
Adjective
[edit]anhydrous (comparative more anhydrous, superlative most anhydrous)
- Having little or no water.
- (physical chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
- 1997, A. J. Taylor, D. S. Mothram, editors, Flavour Science: Recent Developments[1], Elsevier, →ISBN, page 63:
- Volatiles of kecap manis and its raw materials were extracted using Likens-Nickerson apparatus with diethyl ether as the extraction solvent. The extracts were then dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated using a rotary evaporator followed by flushing using nitrogen until the volume was about 0.5 ml.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]having no water
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