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16-letter words containing ic

  • anomalistic year — the interval between two successive passages of the earth through perihelion; 365.25964 mean solar days
  • anopisthographic — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on only one side of the leaves.
  • antagonistically — acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.
  • antarctic circle — the imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude 66° 32′ S; it marks the southernmost point at which the sun appears above the level of the horizon at the winter solstice
  • antenatal clinic — a clinic that women attend when they are pregnant so that the medical staff can check that they and the baby are healthy
  • anthranilic acid — an aromatic acid, C6H4
  • anthropometrical — Pertaining to anthropometry.
  • anthroposemiotic — Of or pertaining to anthroposemiotics.
  • anthroposophical — of or relating to anthroposophy
  • anti-calvinistic — the doctrines and teachings of John Calvin or his followers, emphasizing predestination, the sovereignty of God, the supreme authority of the Scriptures, and the irresistibility of grace. Compare Arminianism.
  • anti-monarchical — of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
  • anti-romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
  • anti-theoretical — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
  • antibureaucratic — Lb politics Opposed to bureaucracy.
  • anticholinergics — Plural form of anticholinergic.
  • anticippointment — (informal, rare) A feeling of anticipation followed by disappointment.
  • anticyclogenesis — the intensification or development of an anticyclone.
  • anticyclonically — Lb meteorology In an anticyclonic fashion.
  • antipathetically — In an antipathetic fashion.
  • antipornographic — Opposing pornography.
  • apical dominance — suppression of the development of lateral buds in a growing plant shoot, caused by hormones produced in the tip of the shoot.
  • aplastic anaemia — anaemia caused by a defect in the body's ability to regenerate blood cells
  • apostolic church — the Christian church as founded by the apostles.
  • apple-touch-icon — (programming)   (apple-touch-icon.png) Apple's default icon (image) used to represent a website, e.g. when saved as a bookmark or on the home screen of an iOS device such as an iPhone or iPad. Apple's scheme allows a site to offer images of different sizes so the client can choose the most appropriate one according to its screen size and resolution. Apple devices and applications completely ignore the favicon.ico de facto standard which, while somewhat quirky in its use of the ico format, has been pretty much universally adopted elsewhere. Conversely, apple-touch-icon.png will be ignored by non-Apple devices, possibly because its 16x16 resolution would look pretty shabby on most smart phones.
  • application form — a form to be filled in when applying for job, grant etc
  • arachidonic acid — a fatty acid occurring in animal cells: the metabolic precursor of several groups of biologically active substances, including prostaglandins
  • aratus of sicyon — 271–213 b.c, Greek general: leader of the Achaean League.
  • archaeologically — In an archaeological manner.
  • arctic red river — a river in the W Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing NW to the Mackenzie River. 310 miles (500 km) long.
  • aristocratically — In an aristocratic manner.
  • aromatherapeutic — Of or pertaining to aromatherapy.
  • arsenic trioxide — a white poisonous powder used in the manufacture of glass and as an insecticide, rat poison, and weedkiller. Formula: As2O3
  • arteriosclerotic — degenerative changes in the arteries, characterized by thickening of the vessel walls and accumulation of calcium with consequent loss of elasticity and lessened blood flow.
  • arthroscopically — By means of arthroscopy.
  • article of faith — If something is an article of faith for a person or group, they believe in it totally.
  • article of virtu — an object that it interesting because of its rarity, beauty or appeal to a connoisseur
  • artificial blood — a chemical emulsion, capable of carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide, for temporary use as a blood substitute in medical emergencies or when a patient objects to blood transfusions on religious grounds.
  • artificial crown — the enamel-covered part of a tooth above the gum
  • artificial heart — any of various four-chambered devices, modeled on the human heart, that pump blood by attachment to a power source and that are constructed for temporary external use or for implantation as a temporary or permanent heart replacement.
  • artistic license — (legal)   The open source license applicable to Perl.
  • asiatic elephant — Indian elephant. See under elephant.
  • asparaginic acid — aspartic acid.
  • assisted suicide — suicide committed with the assistance of a physician by a person terminally ill or in unmanageable pain
  • associationistic — Of or pertaining to associationism.
  • asymptomatically — showing no evidence of disease.
  • atherothrombotic — (medicine) Pertaining to or caused by atherothrombosis, the sudden disruption of an atherosclerotic plaque.
  • atlantic charter — the joint declaration issued by F. D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill on Aug 14, 1941, consisting of eight principles to guide a postwar settlement
  • atlantic croaker — a person or thing that croaks.
  • atmospheric tide — a movement of atmospheric masses caused by the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon and by daily solar heating.
  • atomic mass unit — a unit of mass used to express atomic and molecular weights that is equal to one twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12. It is equivalent to 1.66 × 10–27 kg
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