Anhydrous vs. Monohydrate

Anhydrousadjective

Having little or no water.

Anhydrousadjective

(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.

Anhydrousadjective

Destitute of water; as, anhydrous salts or acids.

Anhydrousadjective

without water; especially without water of crystallization

Anhydrous

A substance is anhydrous if it contains no water. Many processes in chemistry can be impeded by the presence of water; therefore, it is important that water-free reagents and techniques are used.

Monohydratenoun

(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell

Monohydratenoun

a hydrate that contains one molecule of water per molecule of the compound