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-IC

Definitions: -IC

-IC

1. A suffix, denoting that the element indicated enters into certain compounds with its highest valence, or with a valence relatively higher than in compounds where the name of the element ends in -ous; as, ferric, sulphuric. It is also used in the general sense of pertaining to; as, hydric, sodic, calcic.

2. A suffix signifying, in general, relating to, or characteristic of; as, historic, hygienic, telegraphic, etc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 



Specialty Definitions: -IC

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Computing

IC 1. integrated circuit. 2. Independent Carrier. 3. Imperial College. (1997-04-12). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: -IC

English words defined with "-IC": -ate, -ous. (references)
Etymologies containing "-IC": AmicChlorhydricDiploblasticGranolithicHomolographic, honorificisentropicKomenicNeolithic, NitranilicOcticPantoscopic, Phosphorogenic, phthalic, PyrogenicQuartenylicStearolicTerpenylic, Thermophilic, Tithonographic, Tricarballylic, Trigenic, Trimesitic, Triploblastic. (references)

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Commercial Usage: -IC

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Books

  • Crazic, Menty and Idiotal: An Inquiry into the Use of Suffixes -Al, -Ic, -Ly and -Y in Modern English (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Rhyming with "-IC"

Words ending with "ic": Cric, PIC, -ric, tic. (additional references)

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Anagrams: -IC

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

 Words containing the letters "c-i"
 

+1 letter: chi, cig, cis, hic, ice, ich, ick, icy, pic, sic, tic.

 

+2 letters: acid, asci, bice, cadi, caid, cain, cedi, ceil, chia, chic, chid, chin, chip, chis, chit, ciao, cigs, cine, cion, cire, cist, cite, city, clip, clit, coif, coil, coin, coir, coni, crib, cris, cuif, dice, dick, disc, duci, emic, epic, etic, fice, fico, fisc, flic, foci, fuci, hick, huic, iced, ices, ichs, icky, icon, inch, itch, kick, laic, lice, lich, lick, loci, mica, mice, mick, nice, nick, odic, otic, pica, pice, pick, pics, pyic, rice, rich, rick, sice, sick, sics, spic, tick, tics, unci, uric, vice, wich, wick, zinc, zoic.

 

+3 letters: abaci, acari, acids, acidy, acing, acini, acmic, acrid, actin, aecia, aitch, alcid, amice, amici, amnic, antic, areic, asdic, aspic, attic, aulic, auric, azoic, baric, basic, bices, birch, bitch, bocci, boric, brick, cabin, cacti, cadis, caids, cains, caird, cairn, calif, calix, campi, canid, carpi, cavie, cavil, cebid, cedis, ceiba, ceils, celli, cerci, ceria, ceric, cesti, chain, chair, chiao, chias, chick, chico, chics, chide, chief, chiel, child, chile, chili, chill, chimb, chime, chimp, china, chine, chink, chino, chins, chips, chirk, chirm, chiro, chirp, chirr, chits, chive, chivy, choir, cibol, cider, cigar, cilia, cimex, cinch, cines, cions, circa, cires, cirri, cisco, cissy, cists, cited, citer, cites, civet, civic, civie, civil, civvy, claim, clavi, click, cliff, clift, climb, clime, cline, cling, clink, clips, clipt, clits, coati, cobia, cocci, coifs, coign, coils, coins, coirs, colic, colin, comic, comix, conic, conin, corgi, coria, cosie, covin, cozie, cribs, crick, cried, crier, cries, crime, crimp, cripe, crisp, croci, cubic, cubit, cuifs, cuing, cuish, culti, cumin, cupid, curia, curie, curio, cutie, cutin, cutis, cylix, cynic, daric, deice, diced, dicer, dices, dicey, dicks, dicky, dicot, dicta, dicty, disci, disco, discs, ditch, dolci, domic, edict, epics, erica, ethic, evict, facia, farci, fices, fiche, fichu, ficin, ficus, filch, finch, fiscs, fitch, flick, flics, gamic, genic, hemic, hicks, hitch, hoick, humic, ichor, icier, icily, icing, icker, icons, ictic, ictus, ileac, iliac, incog, incur, incus, iodic, ionic, itchy, juice, juicy, kicks, kicky, laich, laics, lichi, licht, licit, licks, lilac, linac, logic, lotic, lucid, ludic, lyric, lytic, mafic, magic, malic, manic, medic, melic, mesic, micas, miche, micks, micra, micro, milch, mimic, mince, mincy, mucid, mucin, music, naric, nicad, nicer, niche, nicks, nicol, niece, oculi, ohmic, oleic, ontic, optic, orcin, orgic, osmic, panic, pical, picas, picks, picky, picot, picul, piece, pinch, pisco, pitch, plica, price, prick, pricy, pubic, pudic, pyric, quick, rabic, recti, relic, riced, ricer, rices, ricin, ricks, runic, saice, salic, scion, scrim, scrip, scudi, sepic, sices, sicko, sicks, since, slice, slick, snick, sodic, sonic, spica, spice, spick, spics, spicy, stich, stick, stoic, sulci, tacit, telic, thick, tical, ticks, tinct, tonic, topic, toric, toxic, triac, trice, trick, tunic, twice, typic, umiac, uncia, ureic, vatic, vicar, viced, vices, vichy, vinca, vinic, voice, which, wicks, wilco, wince, winch, witch, wrick, xenic, xeric, yince, yogic, yonic, zilch, zincs, zincy.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: -IC


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

2D 49 43

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

00101101 01001001 01000011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#45 &#73 &#67

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

002D 0049 0043

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

154337

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Rhymes
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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