-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)
antibiotic
1. Related to antibiosis.
2. Destructive of life.
3. A chemical substance produced by a microorganism that has the capacity, in dilute solutions, to inhibit the growth of or to kill other microorganisms.
4. Opposed to a belief in the presence or the possibility of life.
2. Destructive of life.
3. A chemical substance produced by a microorganism that has the capacity, in dilute solutions, to inhibit the growth of or to kill other microorganisms.
4. Opposed to a belief in the presence or the possibility of life.
antiblastic
antibromic
1. A deodorant or any deodorizing agent.
2. Deodorizing.
2. Deodorizing.
antic
antichronical (adjective), more antichronical, most antichronical
Descriptive of something varying from the correct order of time: When Susan wrote a thank-you card to her friend, she accidentally wrote down the antichronical date of the year before!
anticlastic (adjective)
Saddle-shaped, or having curvature in two opposing directions.
anticyclonic (adjective), more anticyclonic, most anticyclonic
A reference to an area of high pressure around which winds blow in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere.
antidromic
antiemetic
antihydropic
A reference to a medication used to treat the accumulation of fluid in the tissues; that is the results of dropsy or edematous states.
antihygienic
Adverse to health; insalubrious [salubrious, beneficial to or promoting health or well-being].
antilithic
antimnemonic (adjective); more antimnemonic, most antimnemonic
A reference to something that is intentionally hard to remember: Antimnemonic features of a password make it complicated and should nevertheless be memorised by the owner rather than just have it written down so no one else can see and use it!
antinarcotic (adjective), more antinarcotic, most antinarcotic
A reference to counteracting depression.
antinomic
