From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Acetic anhydride, or ethanoic anhydride, is the chemical compound with the formula (CH 3 CO) 2 O. Commonly abbreviated Ac 2 O, it is the simplest isolable anhydride of a carboxylic acid and is widely used as a reagent in organic synthesis.o a decreasing extent, acetic anhydride is also prepared by the reaction of ketene (ethenone) with acetic acid at 45â55 Â°C and low pressure (0.05â0.2 bar).
Definition: The prefix (eu-) means good, well, pleasant or true. It is derived from the Greek eu meaning well and eus meaning good. Eubacteria (eu-bacteria) - kingdom in the bacteria domain. Bacteria are considered to be true bacteria, distinguishing them from archaebacteria.
Meaning of Eudora. Compound name composed of the Greek element eu (good, well, fine) and doron (gift); hence, good gift. The name is borne in Greek mythology by one of the Nereids, the fifty sea-nymph daughters of Nereus.