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Of, relating to, or characterized by: seismic.
Having a valence higher than that of a specified element in compounds or ions named with adjectives ending in –ous: sulfuric acid.
One relating to or characterized by: academic.

[Middle English, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus and from Greek -ikos.]

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Medical Dictionary: –ic

suff.

Of, relating to, or characterized by: carbonic.
Having a valence higher than that of a specified element in compounds or ions named with adjectives ending in –ous: ferric.
Of or relating to an acid: sulfuric acid.

WordNet: ic

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: being nine more than ninety
Synonyms: ninety-nine, 99

Wikipedia: -ic

The Modern English adjectival suffix -ic was first seen as a suffix in English during the Middle English period. It was borrowed in words from Old French '-ique', which came from Latin '-icus', which came ultimately from Ancient Greek '-ικος (-ikos)'. There are some that contend that '-icus' was native to Latin and was cognate with rather than borrowed from Greek. At any rate, the suffix -icus was very wide-spread by the Classical Latin period in native words as well as in words derived from Greek. ^{[citation needed]}
It is also used in chemistry to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. See Inorganic nomenclature.

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