10-letter words that end in ic
- kataphatic — Alternative form of cataphatic.
- kelyphitic — as in kelyphitic rim, a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock
- kerygmatic — the preaching of the gospel of Christ, especially in the manner of the early church.
- lactogenic — stimulating lactation.
- laeotropic — oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
- laryngitic — Pertaining to or suffering from laryngitis.
- lathyritic — Of or pertaining to lathyrism.
- lead colic — painter's colic.
- legalistic — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- leptosomic — a person of asthenic build.
- leukocytic — Of or pertaining to leukocytes.
- leukopenic — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- like magic — very quickly
- linguistic — of or relating to linguistics.
- lipophilic — having a strong affinity for lipids.
- lipotropic — having an affinity for lipids and thus preventing or correcting excess accumulation of fat in the liver.
- logorrheic — pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech.
- loxodromic — noting, pertaining to, or according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
- lysimetric — of or relating to the measurement of solubility
- macrocytic — an abnormally large red blood cell.
- macrosomic — (pathology) Relating to or affected by macrosomia.
- madreporic — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
- magnetitic — Of or relating to the mineral magnetite.
- malolactic — Of or denoting bacterial fermentation that converts malic acid to lactic acid, especially as a secondary process used to reduce the acidity of some wines.
- mammogenic — exciting or generating mammary development
- mandarinic — Appropriate or peculiar to a mandarin.
- manometric — Of or pertaining to manometry, or measured using a manometer.
- maraboutic — Of, or pertaining to, a marabout.
- masseteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the masseter.
- mastodonic — a massive, elephantlike mammal of the genus Mammut (Mastodon), that flourished worldwide from the Miocene through the Pleistocene epochs and, in North America, into recent times, having long, curved upper tusks and, in the male, short lower tusks.
- mathematic — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- matronymic — metronymic.
- mediagenic — having qualities or characteristics that are especially appealing or attractive when presented in the mass media: a mediagenic politician.
- megalithic — a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
- megaphonic — Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone.
- megascopic — Visible to the naked eye.
- melanistic — Ethnology. the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
- melismatic — an ornamental phrase of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as in plainsong or blues singing.
- meningitic — Of or pertaining to the meninges or to meningitis.
- mesenteric — the membrane, consisting of a double layer of peritoneum, that invests the intestines, attaching them to the posterior wall of the abdomen, maintaining them in position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics, especially the part of this membrane investing the jejunum and ileum.
- mesocranic — having a skull with a cranial index between that of dolichocranic and brachycranic skulls.
- mesocratic — (of an igneous rock) composed of light and dark minerals in nearly equal amounts.
- mesodermic — the middle germ layer of a metazoan embryo.
- mesokurtic — (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation) having the same kurtosis as the normal distribution.
- mesolimbic — (anatomy) Relating to the middle part of the limbic system.
- mesolithic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a transitional period of the Stone Age intermediate between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic periods, characterized by adaptation to a hunting, collecting, and fishing economy based on the use of forest, lakeside, and seashore environments; Epipaleolithic.
- mesophilic — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- metabiotic — a mode of living in which one organism is dependent on another for preparation of an environment in which it can live.
- metaleptic — the use of metonymy to replace a word already used figuratively.