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Definition of -ic
1. Suffix. Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning "of or pertaining to"; ¹
2. Suffix. (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (hydrogen H2sulfate SO4) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H2SO3). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of -ic
| -hood -i -i- -ia -ial -ian -iana -iasis -iatric -iatrician | -iatrics -iatry -ibility -ible -ibly -ic (current term) -ica -ical -icide -icism | -icity -ick -icle -ics -id -ide -idine -ie -ienne -ier |
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