7-letter words containing ic
- pumicer — a person who polishes something with pumice
- puranic — any of 18 collections of Hindu legends and religious instructions.
- pyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- pyretic — of, pertaining to, affected by, or producing fever.
- pyridic — relating to pyridine
- pyritic — a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
- pyrrhic — of, relating to, or resembling Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, or his costly victory.
- pyruvic — of or derived from pyruvic acid.
- quadric — of the second degree (said especially of functions with more than two variables).
- quantic — a rational, integral, homogeneous function of two or more variables.
- quartic — of or relating to the fourth degree.
- quiches — Plural form of quiche.
- quichua — Quechua.
- quicken — to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace.
- quicker — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- quickie — a book, story, movie, etc., usually trivial in quality, requiring only a short time to produce.
- quickly — with speed; rapidly; very soon.
- quintic — of the fifth degree.
- quranic — Alternative spelling of Qur'anic.
- racemic — noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds in which racemism occurs.
- radical — of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
- radicel — a minute root; a rootlet.
- radices — a plural of radix.
- radicle — Botany. the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root. a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- rajasic — See under guna.
- rejoice — to be glad; take delight (often followed by in): to rejoice in another's happiness.
- renwick — James, 1818–95, U.S. architect.
- replica — a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- reprice — the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- respice — any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- reticle — a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- revoice — to voice again or in return; echo.
- rhaetic — of or relating to a series of rocks formed in the late Triassic period
- rheumic — of or relating to rheum
- rhombic — having the form of a rhombus.
- ricardo — David, 1772–1823, English economist.
- richard — (Duke of Gloucester) 1452–85, king of England 1483–85.
- richest — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- richier — Germaine [zher-men] /ʒɛrˈmɛn/ (Show IPA), 1904–59, French sculptor.
- richler — Mordecai, 1931–2001, Canadian novelist.
- richter — Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- ricinus — the castor-oil plant
- rickets — a disease of childhood, characterized by softening of the bones as a result of inadequate intake of vitamin D and insufficient exposure to sunlight, also associated with impaired calcium and phosphorus metabolism.
- rickety — likely to fall or collapse; shaky: a rickety chair.
- ricoeur — Paul (pɔl) 1913–2005, French philosopher, noted for his work on theories of interpretation. His books include Philosophy of the Will (3 vols, 1950–60), Freud and Philosophy (1965), and The Living Metaphor (1975)
- ricotta — a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- robotic — a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
- roddick — Anita. 1942–2007, British entrepreneur, founder (1976) of the Body Shop chain, selling natural beauty and health products
- roerich — Nicholas Konstantinovich [nik-uh-luh s kon-stuh n-tee-nuh-vich;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk ə ləs ˌkɒn stənˈti nə vɪtʃ;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1947, Russian painter, archaeologist, and author; in the U.S. after 1920.
- rollick — to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, lively, or jovial way.