-IDE


Meaning of -IDE in English

a suffix used to denote: (a) the nonmetallic, or negative, element or radical in a binary compound; as, oxide, sulphide, chloride. (b) a compound which is an anhydride; as, glycolide, phthalide. (c) any one of a series of derivatives; as, indogenide, glucoside, ·etc.

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