Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Without water, especially water of crystallization.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Destitute of water; specifically, in chem., destitute of the water of crystallization (which see, under
water ): as, anhydrous salts.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Destitute of water.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective having little or no
water
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective without water; especially without water of crystallization
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This acid may be obtained in a solid and dry state, called anhydrous sulphuric acid.
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To make (mix in fairly large container & outside) two parts by weight of ammonium nitrate mixed with one part by weight 'anhydrous' hydrazine, produces Astrolite G ...
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Since the departure of the inspectors in 1998, Saddam has bought or attempted to buy specialized vacuum pumps of the design needed for the gas centrifuge cascade to enrich uranium; an entire magnet production line of the specification for use in the motors and top bearings of gas centrifuges; dual use products such as anhydrous hydrogen fluoride and fluoride gas, which can be used both in petrochemicals, but also in gas centrifuge cascades; a filament winding machine which can be used to manufacture carbon fiber gas centrifuge rotors and has attempted covertly to acquire 60,000 or more specialized aluminum tubes, which are subject to strict controls due to their potential use in the construction of gas centrifuges.
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Hawass's dig is off in an isolated anhydrous patch but just off the road is the famous tomb of Mereruka, a popular tourist walk-through.
Richard Bangs: Quest for the Lord of the Nile, Part II Richard Bangs 2011
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Natural gas is by far the biggest raw-material cost for making anhydrous ammonia, the base nitrogen fertilizer made by CF.
Shale-Gas Boom Spurs Race James R. Hagerty 2011
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After that, all thatremains will be three piles of anhydrous powder left to be borne upon the solar winds.
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After that, all thatremains will be three piles of anhydrous powder left to be borne upon the solar winds.
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Hawass's dig is off in an isolated anhydrous patch but just off the road is the famous tomb of Mereruka, a popular tourist walk-through.
Richard Bangs: Quest for the Lord of the Nile, Part II Richard Bangs 2011
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Oil refineries, chemical companies and water treatment facilities use and store large quantities of high hazard chemicals -- chlorine or sulfur dioxide gas, hydrofluoric acid, and anhydrous ammonia are the most common and the most dangerous -- putting thousands of people in the surrounding community at risk in the event of a release.
Elizabeth Hitchcock: In The Public Interest : How Many Reminders Do We Need Before We Act to Reduce Chemical Accident Risk? Elizabeth Hitchcock 2010
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Oil refineries, chemical companies and water treatment facilities use and store large quantities of high hazard chemicals -- chlorine or sulfur dioxide gas, hydrofluoric acid, and anhydrous ammonia are the most common and the most dangerous -- putting thousands of people in the surrounding community at risk in the event of a release.
Elizabeth Hitchcock: In The Public Interest : How Many Reminders Do We Need Before We Act To Reduce Chemical Accident Risk? Elizabeth Hitchcock 2010
golem100 commented on the word anhydrous
I learned this word from a Steve Canyon comic strip back in the 1970s. golem100
January 2, 2007