9-letter words that end in tic
- atomistic — of atoms or atomism
- authentic — An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine.
- autolytic — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
- automatic — An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
- auxilytic — promoting lysis or increasing lytic action.
- axiomatic — If something is axiomatic, it seems to be obviously true.
- ballastic — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballistic — Ballistic means relating to ballistics.
- baptistic — Of or for baptism; baptismal.
- bibliotic — relating to bibliotics
- biostatic — the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- bregmatic — of or relating to the bregma
- bromantic — noting or pertaining to a bromance: You might call this movie a bromantic comedy.
- cachectic — general ill health with emaciation, usually occurring in association with cancer or a chronic infectious disease.
- casuistic — of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
- catalatic — of or relating to catalase
- catalytic — In chemistry, a catalytic substance or a substance with catalytic properties is a substance which increases the speed of a chemical reaction.
- cathartic — Something that is cathartic has the effect of catharsis.
- cathectic — of or relating to cathexis
- catheptic — of or relating to enzymes that catalyze autolysis in death or pathological conditions
- celibatic — of or relating to celibacy
- cenobitic — Of or pertaining to a cenobite.
- chloritic — a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales.
- chlorotic — an abnormally yellow color of plant tissues, resulting from partial failure to develop chlorophyll, caused by a nutrient deficiency or the activities of a pathogen.
- choreatic — any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- choreutic — of or belonging to a chorus.
- chromatic — In music, chromatic means related to the scale that consists only of semitones.
- cinematic — Cinematic means relating to films made for the cinema.
- cirrhotic — a disease of the liver characterized by increase of connective tissue and alteration in gross and microscopic makeup.
- cladistic — relating to the classification of species based on evolutionary ancestry
- climactic — A climactic moment in a story or a series of events is one in which a very exciting or important event occurs.
- copacetic — very good; excellent; completely satisfactory
- copasetic — fine; completely satisfactory; OK.
- copesetic — fine; completely satisfactory; OK.
- cynegetic — of or relating to hunting with dogs
- cytolytic — the dissolution or degeneration of cells.
- dadaistic — the style and techniques of a group of artists, writers, etc., of the early 20th century who exploited accidental and incongruous effects in their work and who programmatically challenged established canons of art, thought, morality, etc.
- dendritic — formed or marked like a dendrite.
- dereistic — autism.
- diacritic — a sign placed above or below a character or letter to indicate that it has a different phonetic value, is stressed, or for some other reason
- diaeretic — dieresis.
- dialectic — People refer to the dialectic or dialectics of a situation when they are referring to the way in which two very different forces or factors work together, and the way in which their differences are resolved.
- dianoetic — of or relating to thought, esp to discursive reasoning rather than intuition
- diapyetic — of or pertaining to diapyesis
- diaristic — stylistically like a diary
- diastatic — Biochemistry. of or relating to diastase. having the properties of diastase: diastatic action.
- diathetic — Pathology. a constitutional predisposition or tendency, as to a particular disease or other abnormal state of the body or mind.
- diazeutic — Alternative form of diazeuctic.
- dichoptic — having the eyes distinctly separate