4 letter words ending in ic

Amic (a.) Related to, or derived, ammonia; -- used chiefly as a suffix; as, amic acid; phosphamic acid.

Chic (n.) Good form; style.

Cric (n.) The ring which turns inward and condenses the flame of a lamp.

Epic (a.) Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real or fictitious events, usually the achievements of some hero, are narrated in an elevated style.

Epic (n.) An epic or heroic poem. See Epic, a.

Eric (n.) A recompense formerly given by a murderer to the relatives of the murdered person.

Geic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, earthy or vegetable mold.

Laic (a.) Alt. of Laical

Laic (n.) A layman.

Odic (a.) Of or pertaining to od. See Od.

Otic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the ear; auricular; auditory.

-ric () A suffix signifying dominion, jurisdiction; as, bishopric, the district over which a bishop exercises authority.

Saic (n.) A kind of ketch very common in the Levant, which has neither topgallant sail nor mizzen topsail.

Uric (a.) Of or pertaining to urine; obtained from urine; as, uric acid.

Uvic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, grapes; specifically, designating an organic acid, C7H8O3 (also called pyrotritartaric acid), obtained as a white crystalline substance by the decomposition of tartaric and pyrotartaric acids.

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