Definitions

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  • noun organic chemistry Any compound containing two anhydride groups
  • noun biochemistry Any cyclic product of the condensation of two monosaccharide molecules with the elimination of two molecules of water

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Examples

  • One of the first molecules studied by Temirov and co-workers was the perylene tetracarboxylic dianhydride compound.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • One of the first molecules studied by Temirov and co-workers was the perylene tetracarboxylic dianhydride compound.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

  • Now, researchers at Northwestern University, US, have identified conditions for chemically functionalizing graphene with the organic semiconductor perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic-dianhydride (PTCDA).

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2009

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