acetic anhydride

/əˌsidɪk ænˌhaɪˈdraɪd/
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Definitions of acetic anhydride
  1. noun
    a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroin
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    type of:
    anhydride
    a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water
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