English · suffix
-ic
relating to
Words sharing this root
adiabaticOccurring without heat transfer to or from the surroundings.aerodynamicRelating to movement through air and the forces affecting it.alcoholicContaining or associated with alcohol.anemicHaving too few healthy red blood cells or insufficient hemoglobin.anestheticA drug that causes loss of sensation, or having this effect.aromaticHaving a molecular ring stabilized by electrons shared around itautocraticExercising absolute power or demanding unquestioned obedience.automaticOperating or occurring without separate deliberate intervention.basicForming the simplest or most essential part of something.basicallyIn the most important respects or simplest terms.biometricA measurable biological trait used for identification or analysis.cholericRelating to yellow bile in old medical theory.chromaticUsing semitones or notes outside a diatonic scale.chromaticRelating to color.cinematicRelating to films or resembling their style.climacticRelating to or forming the most intense or decisive point.cysticRelating to the urinary bladder.cysticRelating to the gallbladder.electronicUsing components that control electric currents to process or transmit information.endothermicMaintaining body temperature using heat produced inside the body.exothermicReleasing heat during a chemical reaction or physical process.formicRelating to methanoic acid or its compounds.formicRelating to ants.harmonicDescribing a mathematical function that satisfies Laplace’s equation.harmonicRelating to mathematical relationships based on reciprocals.harmonicA tone at a whole-number multiple of a fundamental frequency.hermeticRelating to occult or alchemical traditions associated with Hermes Trismegistus.homophobicShowing prejudice against gay people or same-sex attraction.ionicAssociated with ancient Ionia and its culture.ionicRelating to electrically charged atoms or molecules.lacticRelating to lactic acid.lacticRelating to milk.metricUsing a system of measurement based on meters, grams, liters, and powers of ten.metricRelating to the rhythmic pattern of poetry.metricA measure used to evaluate or compare something.pandemicA disease outbreak spreading across countries or continents.parabolicExpressed through a story with a moral or symbolic meaning.platonicRelating to Plato or his philosophy.polyphonicCombining several distinct voices or melodic lines at once.polysyllabicHaving more than one syllable, especially several.polytechnicRelating to education in technical and applied subjects.psychedelicAssociated with altered states of perception and consciousness.psychicRelating to the mind or its processes.quixoticIdealistic in an impractical or unrealistic way.sarcasticUsing irony to mock or show contempt.scenicRelating to the scenery or visual setting of a stage production.stigmaticBearing or relating to marks resembling Christ's wounds.tonicPertaining to vocal pitch or emphasis.tonicThe first note of a musical scale, serving as its tonal center.