See Also: anhydride(encyclopedia)
anhydride(dictionary)
anhydride(medicine)
trimethylglycocoll anhydride(medicine)
silicic anhydride(medicine)
coumaric anhydride(medicine)
carbonic anhydride(medicine)
basic anhydride(medicine)
acidic anhydride(medicine)
acetic anhydride(medicine)

confidentiality (oh) and anhydride (iou)


confidentiality (oh)



a situation in which you trust someone not to tell secret or private information to anyone else
::The relationship between attorneys and their clients is based on confidentiality.
breach of confidentiality
(=when someone gives away information they have promised to keep secret)
::It is a breach of confidentiality for a priest to reveal what someone has said in the confessional.

anhydride (iou)



anhydride noun. M19.
[formed as ANHYDROUS + -IDE.]
Chemistry. A compound derived from an acid (usu. specified) by the removal of one or more molecules of water; spec. (Organic Chemistry) a compound containing the group COOCO.