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Acetic anhydride   /əsˈɛtɪk ænhˈaɪdrɪd/   Listen
Acetic anhydride

noun
1.
A compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroin.





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... artificial bergamot oil, is the ester formed when linalol is treated with acetic anhydride. It possesses a bergamot-like odour, but it is doubtful whether its value is commensurate with its greatly increased price over that of ordinary bergamot oil. It has the specific gravity at 15 deg. ...
— The Handbook of Soap Manufacture • W. H. Simmons


Words linked to "Acetic anhydride" :   anhydride


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