-ide

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
Word Origin
from German -id, from French oxideoxide, based on the suffix of acideacid
Word Origin and History for -ide

suffix used to form names of simple compounds of an element with another element or radical; originally abstracted from oxide, the first so classified.

-ide in Medicine

-ide suff.

  1. Group of related chemical compounds: monosaccharide.

  2. Binary compound: sodium chloride.

  3. Chemical element with properties similar to another: lanthanide.

-ide in Science
-ide  
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).