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Baric |
Relating to Barium (the metallic element 56) |
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Ironic |
Humor found in the poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is |
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Acerbic |
1. sour or bitter in taste 2. harsh or spiteful in tone |
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Ionic and Doric |
Two types of classical Greek architecture |
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Acetic |
The type of acid found in vinegar |
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Anomic (n. Anomie) |
Socially unstable
(n. social instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values) |
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Antic |
A silly prank |
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Aspic |
Meat flavored jelly |
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Auric |
Relating to gold |
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Boric |
Relating to the element Boron |
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Ontic |
(Philosophy) Having real being |
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Colic |
Abdominal pain |
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Conic |
Cone-shaped |
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Cubic |
Box-shaped |
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Folic (ie. Folic acid) |
A vitamin (aka Folate or vitamin B) |
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Humic (ie. Humic acid) |
An organic acid compound created by decomposing matter |
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Lytic |
A substance or disease that kills bloodcells |
Is the cleaner Lysol strong enough to have Lytic properties |
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Mafic |
(Geology) rocks containing magnesium and iron |
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Ohmic |
Measured in ohms (like electric current) |
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Optic |
Relating to sight |
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Sonic |
Relating to sound |
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Tunic |
Long, loose fitting shirt |
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Xenic |
(In an experiment) a culture with one or more unidentified bacteria |
xeno = strange or foreign |
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Xeric |
An environment with very little moisture |
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Yogic |
Pertaining to Yoga |
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Chic |
Elegant, fashionable |
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1. Uric ( or Uretic) 2. Ureic |
1. Relating to urine 2. Relating to urea (a chemical in urine) |
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1. Zoic 2. Azoic |
1. Relating to animal life 2. Having no animal life |
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