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acetic anhydride
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acetic anhydride
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(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless pungent liquid used in the manufacture of cellulose and vinyl acetates for synthetic fabrics. Formula: (CH3CO)2O
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Noun1.acetic anhydride - a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroinacetic anhydride - a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroin
anhydride - a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water


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Acetic acid, acetanhydride, tetrachloromethane, or an excess of substrate were the preferred solvents used in these sulfonation reactions.
 
 
 
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