From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
-ic \-ic\ [L. -icus, Gr. ?: cf. F. -ique.]
1. A suffix signifying, in general, relating to, or characteristic of; as, historic, hygienic, telegraphic, etc.
2. (Chem.) A suffix, denoting that the element indicated enters into certain compounds with its highest valence, or with a valence relatively higher than in compounds where the name of the element ends in -ous; as, ferric, sulphuric. It is also used in the general sense of pertaining to; as, hydric, sodic, calcic.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: being nine more than ninety [syn: {ninety-nine}, {99}]
noun
1: a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States Government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence [syn: {Intelligence Community}, {National Intelligence Community}, {United States Intelligence Community}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
1. {integrated circuit}. 2. {Independent Carrier}. 3. {Imperial College}. (1997-04-12)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
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