ANHYDRID
\ˈanha͡ɪdɹˌɪd], \ˈanhaɪdɹˌɪd], \ˈa_n_h_aɪ_d_ɹ_ˌɪ_d]\
Definitions of ANHYDRID
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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An oxid derived from an acid, oxyacid, or other oxy-compound by the loss of the elements of one or more molecules of water; e. g., carbonic acid, H2CO3, deprived of the elements of a molecule of water, H2O, becomes carbonic a. (carbon dioxid), CO2.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).