anhydrous

English edit

an- +‎ Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) +‎ -ous.

anhydrous (comparative more anhydrous, superlative most anhydrous)

Having little or no water.
(physical chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
- 1997, A. J. Taylor, D. S. Mothram, editors, Flavour Science: Recent Developments‎^[1], Elsevier, →ISBN, page 63:
  Volatiles of kecap manis and its raw materials were extracted using Likens-Nickerson apparatus with diethyl ether as the extraction solvent. The extracts were then dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated using a rotary evaporator followed by flushing using nitrogen until the volume was about 0.5 ml.

having no water