-ide

World English Dictionary

-ide or -id

—*suffix forming nouns*
1.	(added to the combining form of the nonmetallic or electronegative elements) indicating a binary compound: sodium chloride
2.	indicating an organic compound derived from another: acetanilide
3.	indicating one of a class of compounds or elements: peptide; lanthanide

[from German -id, from French oxideoxide, based on the suffix of acideacid]

-id or -id

—*suffix forming nouns*

[from German -id, from French oxideoxide, based on the suffix of acideacid]

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Medical Dictionary

-ide suff.

Group of related chemical compounds: monosaccharide.
Binary compound: sodium chloride.
Chemical element with properties similar to another: lanthanide.

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Science Dictionary

-ide
A suffix used to form the names of various chemical compounds, especially the second part of the name of a compound that has two members (such as sodium chloride) or the name of a general type of compound (such as polysaccharide).

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