9-letter words containing ic
- brickyard — a place in which bricks are made, stored, or sold
- bricolage — the jumbled effect produced by the close proximity of buildings from different periods and in different architectural styles
- britannic — of Britain; British (esp in the phrases His or Her Britannic Majesty)
- briticism — a custom, linguistic usage, or other feature peculiar to Britain or its people
- brittonic — Brythonic
- broderick — a male given name.
- bromantic — noting or pertaining to a bromance: You might call this movie a bromantic comedy.
- brunswick — a former duchy (1635–1918) and state (1918–46) of central Germany, now part of the state of Lower Saxony; formerly (1949–90) part of West Germany
- brythonic — the S group of Celtic languages, consisting of Welsh, Cornish, and Breton
- bud stick — a shoot of a plant from which buds are cut for the propagation of that plant.
- bug-juice — an alcoholic beverage, especially of an inferior quality.
- busticate — to break
- by choice — willingly, of one's free will
- cachaemic — of or relating to cachaemia
- cachectic — general ill health with emaciation, usually occurring in association with cancer or a chronic infectious disease.
- cacodylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the cacodyl group.
- cacogenic — dysgenics.
- cadaveric — a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse.
- caffeinic — related to or containing caffeine
- calcicole — any plant that thrives in lime-rich soils
- calendric — Of or pertaining to a calendar.
- calicular — Relating to, or resembling, a cup.
- caliculus — calyculus (def 1).
- calorific — The calorific value of something, or its calorific content, is the number of calories it contains.
- canicular — of or relating to the star Sirius or its rising
- canonical — If something has canonical status, it is accepted as having all the qualities that a thing of its kind should have.
- canonicus — c1565–1647, Narragansett leader: yielded Rhode Island to Roger Williams 1636.
- canticles — Song of Solomon
- capriccio — a lively piece composed freely and without adhering to the rules for any specific musical form
- capricorn — Capricorn is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a goat. People who are born approximately between the 22nd of December and the 19th of January come under this sign.
- capsaicin — a colourless crystalline bitter alkaloid found in capsicums and used as a flavouring in vinegar and pickles. Formula: C18H27O3N
- capsicums — Plural form of capsicum.
- casuistic — of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
- catabolic — destructive metabolism; the breaking down in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones, with the release of energy (opposed to anabolism).
- catalatic — of or relating to catalase
- catalogic — of the nature of or relating to a catalogue
- catalytic — In chemistry, a catalytic substance or a substance with catalytic properties is a substance which increases the speed of a chemical reaction.
- catatonic — If you describe someone as being in a catatonic state, you mean that they are not moving or responding at all, usually as a result of illness, shock, or drugs.
- categoric — Categoric means the same as categorical.
- cathartic — Something that is cathartic has the effect of catharsis.
- cathectic — of or relating to cathexis
- catheptic — of or relating to enzymes that catalyze autolysis in death or pathological conditions
- catholics — Plural form of Catholic.
- catoptric — the branch of optics dealing with the formation of images by mirrors.
- catterick — a village in N England, in North Yorkshire on the River Swale: site of an important army garrison and a racecourse
- cauliculi — plural form of singular cauliculus: another word for caulicle
- causalgic — relating to pain of the nerves
- celibatic — of or relating to celibacy
- celticism — a Celtic custom or usage.
- celticist — an expert in Celtic languages or culture.