A chemical compound formed by the union or combination of two identical or similar molecular species or radicals.
From 'dimer' + '-ide' (chemical suffix for compounds). The '-ide' ending typically appears in binary compounds, though 'dimeride' is less common than 'dimer' in modern usage.
The '-ide' suffix is everywhere in chemistry—fluoride, oxide, sulfide—and it typically means 'full of' or 'saturated with,' which is why dimeride emphasizes the complete bonding of the two identical parts into a stable compound.
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