dianhydride

English

Etymology

From di- +‎ anhydride.

Noun

dianhydride (plural dianhydrides)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any compound containing two anhydride groups
  2. (biochemistry) Any cyclic product of the condensation of two monosaccharide molecules with the elimination of two molecules of water
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