NYT Ending with sulf- or fluor- Crossword Clue Puzzle Answer from August 12, 2024
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Updated Aug 12, 2024
Ending with sulf- or fluor- NYT Crossword Clue Answer
Let’s find the answers to Ending with sulf- or fluor- NYT for the 12 August 2024 edition of NYT crossword puzzle. Answer Contains 3 letters. Start with I and end with E, and the possible solutions are IFE,ICE,IDE.
The answer is IDE.
The crossword clue "Ending with sulf- or fluor-" with the answer "IDE" refers to the suffix commonly found in chemistry, particularly in the names of anions. For instance, "sulf-" can form "sulfide" and "fluor-" can form "fluoride." The suffix "-ide" is used to denote a negatively charged ion (anion) in a compound.
This is a standard naming convention in inorganic chemistry for simple binary compounds, where the "-ide" suffix is added to the root of the non-metal element’s name. Hence, the answer "IDE" fits perfectly for this clue in a crossword puzzle.
This clue last seen in NYT Crossword Puzzle on August 12, 2024. You can also get all other NYT's Crossword clues hints and answers here.
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