-ic

(Greek: a suffix; pertaining to; of the nature of, like; in chemistry, it denotes a higher valence of the element than is expressed by -ous)

cryptotoxic

Having hidden toxic properties; said of a solution normally nontoxic, but which may become toxic when the colloidal balance is disturbed.

cryptovolcanic

Produced by completely concealed volcanic action.

ctenophoric (adjective) (not comparable)

Any of various marine invertebrates or sea animals with transparent, jellylike body bearing eight rows of "comblike" plates that aid in them in their swimming.

cyanogenic

cynic

1. A person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness.
2. A person whose outlook is scornfully and often habitually negative.

A Cynic was an ancient Greek philosopher or a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who believed that virtue is the only good and that the only means of achieving it was through self-control. The sect was founded by Antisthenes in the 4th century B.C. From Greek kunikos and then through Latin cynicus, "dog".

These sect members had a doglike insolence, a doglike disregard for social customs, a doglike use of tubs or kennels for sleeping, and a currish insistence upon one's own opinion. It may have been a coincidence that the Greek word for "doglike" is cynikos.

The word cynic had not been in English very long before it was applied to any faultfinding critic, especially to someone who doubts the sincerity of all human motives except self-interest.

—Partly based on information from
Thereby Hangs a Tale by Charles Earle Funk; Harper and Row, Publishers; New York; 1950, page 88.

cystolithic

cytogenic

cytologic

cytolytic

cytopathic

cytophillic

cytostatic

cytotactic

cytotoxic

dacryogenic

1. Promoting the secretion of tears.
2. Stimulating the production of tears.