English Explanatory Dictionary

-ide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Archaic form of -id.
suffix
  1. Archaic form of -id.
suffix
  1. Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.
  2. A binary compound - bromide, arsenide, palladide.
  3. Any of a group of several elements - lanthanide.

Pronunciation

/aɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame--ide.wav

Word forms

-ide

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French -ide m, from Latin -idēs.

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