Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anhydrous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: an-hy-drous
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having little or no water.

adj

Having no water of crystallization.

Example Sentences

"Volatiles of kecap manis and its raw materials were extracted using Likens-Nickerson apparatus with diethyl ether as the extraction solvent. The extracts were then dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated using a rotary evaporator followed by flushing using nitrogen until the volume was about 0.5 ml."

Etymology

From an- + Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: an
Root: ὕδωρ
Suffix: ous

Inflected Forms

more anhydrous (comparative) most anhydrous (superlative)

Derived Forms

anhydrousness nonanhydrous

Phrases

anhydrous lime

Frequently Paired Words

anhydride

Questions

What does anhydrous mean?: Having little or no water.
Where does anhydrous come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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