anhydrous
adjectivemasculine/femininetécnico/ɐˈniðɾu/low
a·ni·dro
Definition
Without water; dry, lacking water.
Anhydrous alcohol is used as a laboratory solvent.
They maintained anhydrous conditions to prevent product hydrolysis.
Common collocations
anhydrous alcoholanhydrous conditionsanhydrous calcium chloride
Etymology
Do grego 'an-' (sem) + 'hydōr' (água), através do latim científico.