8-letter words that end in nic
- hispanic — Spanish.
- hormonic — Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
- hydronic — of or relating to a heating system for a building in which the medium for carrying heat throughout the structure is circulating water, especially when the circulation is aided by a pump.
- hygienic — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hyphenic — relating to a hyphen
- internic — Internet Network Information Center
- isogenic — (of organisms) having the same or closely similar genotypes.
- isogonic — having or pertaining to equal angles.
- isotonic — Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure. Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- lactonic — any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- leptonic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.
- mammonic — Of, or pertaining to, Mammons.
- manganic — of or containing manganese, especially in the trivalent state.
- mechanic — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- miltonic — of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- mnemonic — assisting or intended to assist the memory.
- morainic — Pertaining to a moraine.
- myogenic — originating in muscle, as an impulse or sensation.
- myotonic — Of or pertaining to myotonia.
- nektonic — the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water, able to move independently of water currents.
- neotenic — Exhibiting neoteny.
- nepionic — of or relating to the juvenile period in the life cycle of an organism
- nirvanic — (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- nonionic — Not ionic.
- nontonic — (music) not tonic.
- olefinic — Characteristic of, or containing olefins.
- olivinic — of, relating to, or containing olivine
- orogenic — (geology) Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.
- ossianic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossian, the poetry attributed to him, or the rhythmic prose published by James Macpherson in 1762–63, purporting to be a translation from the Scottish Gaelic.
- oxytonic — (of a word) having the stress or acute accent on the last syllable
- photonic — of or relating to processes involving photons.
- phytonic — of or relating to a phyton
- platinic — of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.
- platonic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- plutonic — noting or pertaining to a class of igneous rocks that have solidified far below the earth's surface.
- polyenic — relating to a polyene
- pretonic — a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
- protonic — a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- pulmonic — pulmonary.
- pyogenic — producing or generating pus.
- pythonic — prophetic; oracular.
- rabbinic — the Hebrew language as used by rabbis in post-Biblical times.
- reaginic — relating to or caused by a reagin, or functioning as a reagin
- rhodanic — of or relating to thiocyanic acid
- ruthenic — containing ruthenium in a higher valence state than the corresponding ruthenious compound.
- sardonic — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- saturnic — having or affected with lead-poisoning
- sermonic — of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- shamanic — (especially among certain tribal peoples) a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.
- slavonic — Slavonian.