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depside definition

dep·side (dep′sīd′, -sid)

noun

any of a class of anhydrides, similar to esters, formed from phenol carboxylic acids by the combination of a carboxyl group with a phenol group

Etymology: Ger depsid < Gr depsein, to tan + -id, -ide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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