suffix

• 1Forming adjectives such as Islamic, terrific.

• 2Forming nouns such as lyric, mechanic.

• 3Denoting a particular form or instance of a noun ending in -ics.

  ‘aesthetic’

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  • ‘dietetic’
  • ‘tactic’

• 4Chemistry
  Denoting an element in a higher valency.

  Compare with -ous

  ‘ferric’

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  • ‘sulphuric’