IDE
1 of 2abbreviation
integrated drive electronics
-ide
2 of 2noun suffix
variants or less commonly -id
1
: binary chemical compound —added to the contracted name of the nonmetallic or more electronegative element
hydrogen sulfide
or group cyanide
2
: chemical compound derived from or related to another (usually specified) compound
anhydride
glucoside
Word History
Etymology
Noun suffix
German & French; German -id, from French -ide (as in oxide)
- polychetes
- polychlorinated biphenyl
- polychloroprene
- polychoral
- polychord
- polychotomies
- polychotomous
- polychotomous key
- polychotomy
- polychrest
- polychrestic
- polychrests
- polychresty
- polychroic
- polychroism
- polychromate
- polychromatic
- polychromatophilia
- polychromatophilias
- polychromatophilic
- polychrome
- polychromed
- polychromer
- polychromes
- polychromest