Anhydride

an-hi'drid, n. {Chem.) An oxide of non- metallic bodies, — which may be formed from an acid by abstracting water. — Anhy'drite. -drit. (Mm.) Gypsum which contains no water. — Anhy'drous, -drus, a. Destitute of water. [Gr. an priv. undhudor, water.] Anil, an'il,an'il. n.n. (Bot.)(Bot.) AA shrub shrub whose whose leaves and stalks yield indigo. — Anile, anil, n. A dark blue color. — Aniline, an'i-lin or -fin, n. A dyeing material obtained from indigo, also from benzole in coal tar. — a. Pert, to dyes made from aniline. [Ar. an-nil, the indago plant.]