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Electronics. integrated circuit.

intensive care.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby IC

Ibsen, Henrik, Ibsenism, I.B.T.C.W.H., ibuprofen, Ibycus, IC, ICA, -ical, -ically, I came, I saw, I conquered, ICANN

Other definitions for IC (2 of 3)

-ic

a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally in Greek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses “having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the base noun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic).

Chemistry. a suffix, specialized in opposition to -ous, used to show the higher of two valences: ferric chloride.

a noun suffix occurring chiefly in loanwords from Greek, where such words were originally adjectival (critic; magic; music).

Origin of -ic

Middle English -ic, -ik, from Latin -icus; in many words representing the cognate Greek -ikos (directly or through Latin ); in some words replacing -ique, from French, from Latin -icus

Other definitions for IC (3 of 3)

I.C.

abbreviation

Jesus Christ.

Origin of I.C.

<Latin I(ēsus) C(hrīstus)

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How to use IC in a sentence

The 4M craft also includes a radiation dosimeter built by the Spanish company iC-Málaga.
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The Republican National Committee has called the project out as a “Democrat[ic] front group.”
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Collectively, these 16 agencies are called the “IC”—intelligence community.
Too Big to Succeed|Christopher Buckley|January 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He finished, turned to leave, and was out on the main tunnel before he became aware of the IC ground cars closing in upon him.
Insidekick|Jesse Franklin Bone

He was in no shape to do anything, and unless he managed to find food and drink pretty soon, he would be easy pickings for IC.
Insidekick|Jesse Franklin Bone
However, he could play tag with IC in this area for some time with the reasonable possibility that he wouldn't get caught.
Insidekick|Jesse Franklin Bone
It might be well enough to make IC spend valuable time looking for him, but such delaying actions had no positive value.
Insidekick|Jesse Franklin Bone
Anomalist′ic, -al, anomalous: departing from established rules: irregular.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for IC (1 of 3)

abbreviation for

internal-combustion

electronics integrated circuit

text messaging I see

(in transformational grammar) immediate constituent

astrology Imum Coeli: the point on the ecliptic lying directly opposite the Midheaven

British Dictionary definitions for IC (2 of 3)

-ic

suffix forming adjectives

of, relating to, or resemblingallergic; Germanic; periodic See also -ical

(in chemistry) indicating that an element is chemically combined in the higher of two possible valence statesferric; stannic Compare -ous (def. 2)

Word Origin for -ic

from Latin -icus or Greek -ikos; -ic also occurs in nouns that represent a substantive use of adjectives (magic) and in nouns borrowed directly from Latin or Greek (critic, music)

British Dictionary definitions for IC (3 of 3)

i/c

abbreviation for

in charge (of)

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