9-letter words containing ic
- basilicas — Plural form of basilica.
- basilicon — any of a variety of healing ointments applied to wounds in early medicine, commonly using lard or oil, resin, and wax
- bbc micro — BBC Microcomputer
- beccafico — any of various European songbirds, esp warblers of the genus Sylvia, eaten as a delicacy in Italy and other countries
- belgicism — a word or expression used by Belgians when speaking French or Dutch
- bellicose — You use bellicose to refer to aggressive actions or behaviour that are likely to start an argument or a fight.
- berdichev — a city in W central Ukraine, SW of Kiev.
- betatopic — (of atoms) differing in proton number by one, theoretically as a result of emission of a beta particle
- bezoardic — relating to bezoar
- biblicism — an adherence to the literal sense of the Bible
- biblicist — a biblical scholar
- bibliotic — relating to bibliotics
- bicameral — (of a legislature) consisting of two chambers
- bicaudate — having two tails or taillike appendages.
- bice blue — a medium or deep sky-blue color, duller than aquamarine or azure.
- bicentric — having two centres
- bicipital — having two heads
- bick-iron — the tapered end of an anvil.
- bickering — to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle: The two were always bickering.
- bicoastal — Someone or something that is bicoastal lives or occurs on both the east coast and the west coast of the U.S.
- bicompact — compact1 (def 7).
- biconcave — (of a lens) having concave faces on both sides; concavo-concave
- biconical — an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- bicyclist — A bicyclist is someone who enjoys cycling.
- bid price — The bid price of a particular stock or share is the price that investors are willing to pay for it.
- big stick — force or the threat of using force
- bigeneric — (of a hybrid plant) derived from parents of two different genera
- billerica — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- biochemic — relating to the chemistry of living organisms
- bioethics — the study of ethical problems arising from biological research and its applications in such fields as organ transplantation, genetic engineering, or artificial insemination
- biologics — biological products such as vaccines and therapeutic sera, used to induce immunity to infectious diseases or harmful substances of biological origin
- biometric — Biometric tests and devices use biological information about a person to create a detailed record of their personal characteristics.
- bionomics — ecology (sense 1)
- bioscopic — examination of a body to discover whether or not it is alive.
- biostatic — the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
- biradical — a molecule with two centres
- bishopric — A bishopric is the area for which a bishop is responsible, or the rank or office of being a bishop.
- bismuthic — of or containing bismuth in the pentavalent state
- bit slice — (of central processing units) able to be built up in sections to form complete central processing units with various word lengths
- black ice — Black ice is a thin, transparent layer of ice on a road or path that is very difficult to see.
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- botanical — Botanical books, research, and activities relate to the scientific study of plants.
- brainsick — relating to or caused by insanity; crazy; mad
- brash ice — small, floating fragments of sea ice or river ice.
- bregmatic — of or relating to the bregma
- brick red — a reddish-brown colour
- brickclay — any clay suitable for making bricks
- brickkiln — a kiln or furnace in which bricks are baked or burned.
- bricklike — resembling a brick
- brickwork — You can refer to the bricks in the walls of a building as the brickwork.