10 definitions found for ic

Ic OL'IGIST,'IC, a. [Gr. least.] Oligist iron, so called, is a crystallized tritoxyd of iron.

ic adj 1: being nine more than ninety [syn: ninety-nine, 99, ic] n 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, IC]

ic - through, per

ic northern branch of Sem. language group, 1834, from biblical land of Aram, roughly corresponding to modern Syria, probably related to Heb. and Aram. rum "to be high," thus originally "highland."

-ic
suffix.
1 forming adjectives (Arabic; classic; public) and nouns (critic; epic; mechanic; music).
2 Chem. in higher valence or degree of oxidation (ferric; sulphuric) (see also -OUS).
3 denoting a particular form or instance of a noun in -ics (aesthetic; tactic).
Etymology: from or after F -ique or L -icus or Gk -ikos: cf. -ATIC, -ETIC, -FIC, -OTIC

i/c
abbr.
1 in charge.
2 in command.
3 internal combustion.

IC
abbr. integrated circuit.

ic
abbr. integrated circuit.

IC Integrated Circuit

-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.