-ic

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1. {{ng|Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.}}
2. {{lb|en|chemistry}} {{ng|Used to denote certain [[chemical compound]]s in which a specified [[chemical element]] has a greater [[oxidation number]] than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix {{m|en|-ous}}. For example [[sulphuric acid]] ([[hydrogen|H]]₂[[sulfate|SO₄]]) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than [[sulphurous acid]] (H₂[[sulfite|SO₃]]).}}

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