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ACYL ANHYDRIDES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acyl anhydrides mean?
• ACYL ANHYDRIDES (noun)
The noun ACYL ANHYDRIDES has 1 sense:
1. organic compounds that react with water to form an acid
Familiarity information: ACYL ANHYDRIDES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Organic compounds that react with water to form an acid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
acid anhydrides; acyl anhydrides
Hypernyms ("acyl anhydrides" is a kind of...):
organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)
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