IDE
1 Americanabbreviation
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a suffix used in the names of chemical compounds.
bromide.
noun
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another name for the silver orfe See orfe
suffix
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(added to the combining form of the nonmetallic or electronegative elements) indicating a binary compound
sodium chloride
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indicating an organic compound derived from another
acetanilide
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indicating one of a class of compounds or elements
peptide
lanthanide
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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).
Etymology
Origin of -ide
Extracted from oxide
Example Sentences
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IBM’s latest integrated developer environment, or IDE, is the first product in which Anthropic’s flagship Claude AI models will be directly available.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
Bureau of Land Management is reviewing an application from IDE to construct those lines through the park.
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2023
IDE said the plant would be built near Puerto Peñasco, along the Sea of Cortez in the Mexican state of Sonora.
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022
IDE results could also help ecologists forecast which ecosystems are most at risk during dry spells, as well as broader ecological ripple effects.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 23, 2022
Another reason applies only if you have a large IDE disk drive and are using neither LBA addressing nor overlay drivers2.2.
From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John
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