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-ide definition

-ide (īd, id)

  1. forming the second word in the name of a binary compound: added to part of the name of the nonmetallic or electronegative element or radical sodium chloride, potassium hydroxide
  2. forming the name of any of certain classes of related compounds glucoside

Etymology: < (ox)ide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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