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

IBM’s latest integrated developer environment, or IDE, is the first product in which Anthropic’s flagship Claude AI models will be directly available.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

In return, IDE says it would find private financing to cover the estimated $5 billion initial cost of building the desalination plant and pipeline.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2023

IDE said the plant would be built near Puerto Peñasco, along the Sea of Cortez in the Mexican state of Sonora.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022

IDE results could also help ecologists forecast which ecosystems are most at risk during dry spells, as well as broader ecological ripple effects.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 23, 2022

If that fails, try the different IDE devices: /dev/hdc, etc.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John