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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
-   (Chem.)  A suffix used to denote: (a) The 
nonmetallic , ornegative , element or radical in a binary compound. (b) A compound which is ananhydride . (c) Any one of a series of derivatives 
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- suffix   any of a 
group of relatedcompounds -azide ,polysaccharide ,glycoside  - suffix   a 
binary compound of anonmetal -bromide ,arsenide  - suffix   any of a group of several 
elements -lanthanide  
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