anhydridization

noun

an·​hy·​drid·​i·​za·​tion

variants also British anhydridisation

(¦)anˌhīdrə̇də̇ˈzāshən,

-ˌdīˈz-

or anhydrization or British anhydrisation

(ˌ)anˌhīdrə̇ˈz-

plural -s

: the process of anhydridizing or the state of being anhydridized

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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