-ide Definition

īd, id
suffix
Group of related chemical compounds.
Monosaccharide.
American Heritage
Binary compound.
Sodium chloride, hydrogen cyanide.
American Heritage
Chemical element with properties similar to another.
Lanthanide.
American Heritage
affix
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.
Webster's New World
Forming the name of any of certain classes of related compounds.
Glucoside.
Webster's New World
noun

A freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, found across northern Europe and Asia, Leuciscus idus.

Wiktionary

(rare) Plural form of idea.

Wiktionary

Idea, occurring only in certain set phrases which are borrowings from French.

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pronoun

A surname​.

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Other Word Forms of -ide

Noun

Singular:
-ide
Plural:
ides

Origin of -ide

  • From the medieval male (less often female) given name Ida.

    From Wiktionary

  • From French idée (“idea”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Swedish id.

    From Wiktionary

  • From (ox)ide

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

-ide Sentence Examples

  • This creates problems on systems with two IDE controllers.

  • It is picturesquely situated on both banks of the Tistedal river at its outflow to the Ide fjord, surrounded by several rocky eminences.

  • This has ranged from 4-way IDE adapters to keyboard interfaces for the Amiga tower wannabes.

  • Longer than the length allowed on my IDE cables.

  • I had some old IDE caddies spare which I used for this project.

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Words Starting With

IIDIDE

Words Ending With

EDEIDE

Unscrambles

-ide

Words Starting With - and Ending With E

Starts With I & Ends With EStarts With ID & Ends With EStarts With I & Ends With DE

Word Length

3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With I3 Letter Words Ending With E