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Anhydrite vs Anhydride - What's the difference?

anhydrite | anhydride |

As nouns the difference between anhydrite and anhydride

is that anhydrite is a saline evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium sulfate (gypsum) while anhydride is any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides.

anhydrite

English

(wikipedia anhydrite)

Noun

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  • (mineral) A saline evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium sulfate (gypsum).

    • anhydride

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides