-ic
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-ic
(ik),1. Suffix denoting of, pertaining to.
2. Chemical suffix denoting an element in a compound in one of its highest valencies. Compare: -ous (1).
3. Suffix indicating an acid.
[L. -icus, fr. G. -ikos]
-ic, -ac
suffix meaning "pertaining to, similar to": allelic, cadaveric, hypochondriac.
-ic
1. Suffix denoting of, pertaining to.
2. Chemical suffix denoting an element in a compound in one of its highest valencies.
Compare: -ous (1)
Compare: -ous (1)
3. Suffix indicating an acid.
[L. -icus, fr. G. -ikos]
-ic
Suffix denoting pertaining to, or characterized by, as in RHEUMATIC.-ic
suffix meaning pertaining to.