14-letter words that end in ic
- over-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- overoptimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
- palaeoclimatic — relating to the climate of a prehistoric age
- palaeoecologic — relating to palaeoecology
- paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
- panidiomorphic — (of igneous rocks) having well-developed crystals
- pantopragmatic — a busybody; someone who interferes with everything
- paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
- phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- philosophistic — relating to a person who affects philosophical knowledge or to an affectation to philosophical knowledge or the action or enjoyment of carrying this out
- phosphorolytic — of or relating to phosphorolysis
- photocatalytic — the acceleration or retardation of the reaction rate in chemical reactions by light.
- photorealistic — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
- photosynthetic — the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
- plagiocephalic — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
- pneumoconiotic — a person who suffers from pneumoconiosis
- poikiloblastic — (of metamorphic rocks) having small grains of one mineral embedded in metacrysts of another mineral.
- poikilothermic — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
- polycarboxylic — of or like a polycarboxylate
- polyphosphoric — as in polyphosphoric acid, any oxyacid of pentavalent phosphorus
- postganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
- potentiometric — a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage.
- preanaesthetic — a drug administered prior to an anaesthetic
- prepsychedelic — describing the period before the psychedelic era
- presymptomatic — relating to or describing a symptom that occurs before the typical symptoms of a disease
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- propagandistic — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- proto-germanic — the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Germanic languages; Germanic.
- protogeometric — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece chiefly during the 10th century b.c. and characterized by use of abstract geometrical motifs.
- pseudo-archaic — marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
- pseudo-classic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- pseudo-generic — of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
- psycho-somatic — of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
- psychoacoustic — relating to psychoacoustics
- psychoanalytic — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- psychogalvanic — pertaining to or involving electric changes in the body resulting from reactions to mental or emotional stimuli.
- pterylographic — relating to pterylography
- pyelonephritic — of or relating to an inflammation of the pelvis and renal parenchyma
- pyroninophilic — (of cells) having their cytoplasm stained red by methyl green pyronin, indicating the presence of much RNA and active protein synthesis
- pyrophosphoric — as in pyrophosphoric acid, a type of acid
- quadrisyllabic — a word or poetic meter with four syllables
- quasi-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
- quasi-economic — pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
- quasi-periodic — almost periodic
- rhaeto-romanic — a Romance language consisting of Friulian, Tyrolese, Ladin, and the Romansh dialects.
- rhyparographic — of or relating to rhyparography
- roman catholic — of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
- sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
- scaphocephalic — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.