ANHYDROUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anhydrous mean? 

• ANHYDROUS (adjective)
  The adjective ANHYDROUS has 1 sense:

1. without water; especially without water of crystallization

  Familiarity information: ANHYDROUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANHYDROUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without water; especially without water of crystallization

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Antonym:

hydrous (containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate))

 Context examples 

The anhydrous form of cyclophosphamide, a synthetic nitrogen mustard alkylating agent, with antineoplastic and immunosuppressive activities.

(Cyclophosphamide Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

The anhydrous form of docetaxel, a semisynthetic side-chain analogue of paclitaxel with antineoplastic property.

(Docetaxel Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

The anhydrous form of the sodium salt of cloxacillin, a semisynthetic beta-lactamase resistant penicillin antibiotic with antibacterial activity.

(Cloxacillin Sodium Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

The anhydrous form of the pyridazine angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor cilazapril with antihypertensive activity.

(Cilazapril Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

The anhydrous form of cephaloglycin, a semisynthetic first-generation cephalosporin with antibacterial activity.

(Cephaloglycin Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

The anhydrous form of a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic aminopenicillin antibiotic with bactericidal activity.

(Amoxicillin Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

An anhydrous formulation of entecavir, a synthetic analog of 2-deoxyguanosine with antiviral activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV).

(Entecavir Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

An anhydrous sodium salt formulation of phosphonoacetic acid with activity against herpes simplex viruses and other members of the herpes virus family.

(Fosfonet Sodium Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

The anhydrous form of the sodium salt of oxacillin, a semisynthetic penicillinase-resistant and acid-stable penicillin with antibacterial activity.

(Oxacillin Sodium Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

The anhydrous form of piperacillin, a broad-spectrum semisynthetic ureidopenicillin antibiotic.

(Piperacillin Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)