-ide - Definition from the COMPOUNDS topic - HARD SCIENCE

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Language:	German
Origin:	-id, from French -ide (as in oxide)

-ide
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-ide

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[in nouns] technical

HCC a chemical substance made up of two or more elements:

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cyanide

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sulphide

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