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anhydride

any chemical compound derived (practically or just theoretically) from an acid or a base by elimination of one molecule of water (i.e. two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen)
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anhydride

Summary

anhydride ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • anhydride is a type of chemical compound[2].
  • anhydride's Commons category is recorded as Anhydrides[3].
  • anhydride's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anhydrides[4].
  • anhydride's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[5].

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Definition and Type

anhydride is a type of chemical compound[2].

Why It Matters

anhydride ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).[1] anhydride has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] anhydride is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → chemical compound
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Anhydrides
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007294057005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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