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• IDE
  IDE

  abbreviation

  integrated development environment.
• -ide
  -ide

  a suffix used in the names of chemical compounds.
• ide
  ide

  noun

  another name for the silver orfe See orfe
• –ide
  –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).

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

Atlanta-based Rimidi needs engineers who specialize in integrating different types of healthcare data, giving it a limited pool of employees to begin with, Ide said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Nonetheless, a clear objective with hiring writers like Mina and Ide is to allow them to write versions of Marlowe more palatable to certain modern readers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

The Guardian's Wendy Ide described the actress as "magnetic" in the role.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

“We face a very tough road ahead in winning back customer trust about safety and security,” corporate manager Keita Ide said Monday, stressing that customers felt betrayed.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2024

A unit of twenty-six members of the Sixteenth New York Cavalry is sent by the steamship John S. Ide from Washington to Belle Plain, Virginia, about thirty miles south of Washington.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly