IDE

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. integrated development environment.

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-ide ² American  

Or -id

1. a suffix used in the names of chemical compounds.

   bromide.

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ide ¹ British  

/ aɪd /

noun

1. another name for the silver orfe See orfe

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-ide ² British  

suffix

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

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–ide Scientific  

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of -ide

Extracted from oxide

Example Sentences

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

IDE Technologies, the Israeli company behind the new desalination proposal, has seized on that legacy, calling its project “an infinite and unlimited reverse Colorado.”

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2023

Earlier this year, Ducey toured an IDE desalination plant during a visit to Israel.

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

IDE, - Herewith please find the DOCUMENT, which I trust will prove sufficient in law.

From Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Robert Louis