-ic

-ic definition - medical

-ic

suffix
  1. Of, relating to, or characterized by: carbonic.
  2. Having a valence higher than that of a specified element in compounds or ions named with adjectives ending in -ous: ferric.
  3. Of or relating to an acid: sulfuric acid.

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