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-ot·ic I. \|äd.]ik, |ät], ]ēk\ adjective suffix Etymology: Greek -ōtikos, from -ōtos, suffix used to form adjectives derived from certain verbs & -ōtēs, suffix used to form agent nouns derived from certain verbs + -ikos -ic 1. a. : of, relating to, or characterized by a (specified) action, process, or condition < holocoenotic > b. : having an abnormal or diseased condition of a (specified) kind < aphosphorotic > 2. : showing an increase or a formation of (something specified) < leukocytotic > 3. : of, relating to, or characterized by having a disease caused by a (specified) fungus < blastomycotic > — often used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns in -osis II. \|ō]d.]ik, |ä], ]t], ]ēk\ adjective combining form Etymology: Greek ōtikos of the ear 1. : of or relating to a (specified) part of the ear < epiotic > < entotic > 2. a. : of or relating to an area having a (specified) spatial relationship to the ear < parotic > < periotic > b. : of or relating to a bone having a (specified) spatial relationship to the ear < prootic > < sphenotic > |