anhydrate
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English
Noun
anhydrate (plural anhydrates)
- (organic chemistry) An acid anhydride
- (chemistry) The anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound
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Verb
anhydrate (third-person singular simple present anhydrates, present participle anhydrating, simple past and past participle anhydrated)
- To dehydrate, especially in food processing.
- The Tarim mummies, found in present-day China, were anhydrated naturally by searing desert conditions.