anhydrate
Speech parts
1. anhydrate - Noun
2. anhydrate - Verb
Meaning
(organic chemistry) An acid anhydride
(chemistry) The anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound
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.
Synonyms
kiln
anhydrous
towel
trioxide
dehydrate
anhydride
shrivel
desiccate
mummify
exsiccate
weazen
freeze-dry
dibasic
monobasic