-ide
-ide
noun suffixDefinition of -IDE
1
: binary chemical compound —added to the contracted name of the nonmetallic or more electronegative element <hydrogen sulfide> or group <cyanide>
2
: chemical compound derived from or related to another (usually specified) compound <anhydride> <glucoside>
Variants of -IDE
-ide also -id
Origin of -IDE
German & French; German -id, from French -ide (as in oxide)
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