A waxy substance or chemical compound formed from cerium and other elements, often found in minerals.
From cerium + the suffix -ide (used for chemical compounds), following the pattern of other mineral-derived terms like sulfide and fluoride.
The -ide suffix tells chemists something important: it usually means a simpler, more basic compound—so a ceride is a straightforward cerium-based mineral compared to more complex oxides.
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