IDE

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Ide

A surname.

A village in Devon, England, named after Saint Ida.

Anagrams

• 'Eid, 'eid, EDI, EID, Eid, IED, die, eid

Noun

IDE (countable and uncountable, plural IDEs)

(biochemistry) Initialism of insulin-degrading enzyme.

(computing) Initialism of integrated development environment.

(electronics) Initialism of integrated drive electronics.

Anagrams

• 'Eid, 'eid, EDI, EID, Eid, IED, die, eid

Etymology

Noun

ide (plural ides)

A freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, found across northern Europe and Asia, especially Leuciscus idus. [from 19th c.]

Synonyms

• orfe, silver orfe

Anagrams

• 'Eid, 'eid, EDI, EID, Eid, IED, die, eid

Source: Wiktionary


Ide, n. (Zoƶl.)

Definition: Same as Id.

-ide. (Chem.)

Definition: A suffix used to denote: (a) The nonmetallic, or negative, element or radical in a binary compound; as, oxide, sulphide, chloride. (b) A compound which is an anhydride; as, glycolide, phthalide. (c) Any one of a series of derivatives; as, indogenide, glucoside, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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