11-letter words that end in ics
- helminthics — Plural form of helminthic.
- hemostatics — arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
- heteroptics — incorrect or perverted perception of what is seen; hallucinatory vision.
- hippiatrics — the study of the diseases of horses
- histrionics — an actor.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hypodermics — Plural form of hypodermic.
- informatics — the study of information processing; computer science.
- infrasonics — the branch of science that deals with infrasonic phenomena.
- linguistics — the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics.
- loxodromics — the technique of navigating according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
- mathematics — (used with a singular verb) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically.
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- meta-ethics — the philosophy of ethics dealing with the meaning of ethical terms, the nature of moral discourse, and the foundations of moral principles.
- metaphysics — metaphysics.
- metempirics — the philosophy dealing with the existence of things outside, or beyond, experience.
- meteoritics — the science that deals with meteors.
- nanophysics — the physics of structures and artefacts with dimensions in the nanometre range or of phenomena occurring in nanoseconds
- neuroethics — The ethics of neuroscience and neurotechnology.
- numismatics — the study or collecting of coins, medals, paper money, etc.
- orthogenics — the treatment of mentally and emotionally disturbed children
- orthopedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- paediatrics — Paediatrics is the area of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of children's illnesses.
- pataphysics — a supposed branch of philosophy or science that studies imaginary phenomena beyond the realm of metaphysics; the science of imaginary solutions.
- pedodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the care and treatment of children's teeth.
- phonematics — phonemics.
- phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- physiatrics — physical medicine.
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- prosthetics — an artificial body part; a prosthesis: Hundreds of amputees volunteered to test the new prosthetics.
- reaganomics — the economic policies put forth by the administration of President Ronald Reagan, especially as emphasizing supply-side theory.
- sabrmetrics — (used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.
- slimnastics — exercises to help someone lose or control weight.
- stereoptics — the branch of stereoscopy that is concerned with optics
- supersonics — the branch of science that deals with supersonic phenomena.
- systematics — the study of systems or of classification.
- taximetrics — numerical taxonomy.
- telearchics — the remote control of electronic devices
- the tropics — that part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn; the Torrid Zone
- theriatrics — the study and practice of veterinary medicine.
- thermionics — the branch of physics that deals with thermionic phenomena.
- transgenics — (used with a singular verb) the branch of biology concerned with the transfer of genes to other species.
- ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.
- urodynamics — the study and measurement of the flow of urine in the urinary tract
- us robotics — U.S. Robotics, Inc.
- workaholics — Plural form of workaholic.
- zootechnics — the breeding and domestication of animals; the technology of animal husbandry.