-ides
a greek plural suffix appearing in scientific names:
cantharides.
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- -idia
plural of -idion or -idium.
- -idine
a suffix added to the name of one chemical compound to form the name of another compound derived from or related to the first.
- -idion
a diminutive suffix occurring in loanwords from greek: enchiridion.
- -idium
a diminutive suffix, corresponding to -idion, used in zoological, biological, botanical, anatomical, and chemical terms: peridium.
- -iensis
variant of -ensis.