2-Letter Words Ending in C

MONOCARP a plant that yields fruit only once before dying

""Having one oblique intersection; said of that system of crystallization in which the vertical axis is inclined to one, but at right angles to the other, lateral axis. See Crystallization. Crystallization.""

Relating to a government whose leader has absolute power

Having one ring of atoms in the molecule

Containing one replaceable atom of hydrogen.

Immovably massive

Monumental record ignited this as the Romans said

Fitness freak, for one

Person obsessed with one issue

Obsessive type

Like most 1950s recordings

MONOSTELE

Pronouncing on issues of right and wrong

Upright, to a fault

Righteously ethical

Of a form of marriage

Kind of marriage.

Of a kind of royal marriage

Adjective (-ic)

MUSCARINE

Abnormal muscular weakness or fatigue.

MYELOCYTE

""Of, relating to, or recorded in myths or mythology.""

Of or relating to the making of myths.

NAPHTHENE A peculiar hydrocarbon occuring as an ingredient of Caucasian petroleum.

Relating to nativism.

Revivalist (art)

Recreating ancient motifs

In a style revived from the past

English word

""Of or pertaining to neoplasty, or neoplasia.""

NEPHELINE

NEPOTIST one who practices {nepotism=n}

Caused by the nervous system

The medical science that deals with the nervous system and disorders affecting it.

A toxin that damages or destroys nerve tissue.

*Believing in nothing

Believing in nothing

Rejecting all values

NOMOTHETE A lawgiver.

ALLELIC pertaining to {allele=n}

AQUATIC an organism living in or near water

ASCETIC one who practices self-denial for religious reasons

CALORIC heat

CARDIAC a person with a heart disorder

Twine, as opposed to rubber bands

ENZYMIC pertaining to an {enzyme=n}

GENETIC pertaining to {genetics=n}

MIMETIC resembling {mimesis=n}

ORGANIC a substance of animal or vegetable origin

PLASTIC a synthetic mouldable substance

NOVELIST one who writes novels

Pertaining to collectors' items.

Relating to coins or currency

Of coins

Relating to rule by a few

Of a tightknit ruling group

OLIGOMER a type of complex chemical compound

OLIVINE a mineral

Chimp loath to get hit about the eye

Located in the region of the eye

Regarding the eyes, doubly hard to claim pension, initially, after surgery

Hopeful and confident

Happy-go-lucky

When Mr. Tebow is hopeful, he feels...

The practice or profession of an optometrist.

ORGANISM any form of animal or plant life

OROGEN a region which has undergone orogeny

The study of the physical geography of mountains and mountain ranges.

Certain kind of shoe or brace

Like some shoes

Back in the USA? One could have such a problem

Instruments ()

Osteogenetic.

Like plastic silverware

PACIFIST an advocate of {pacifism=n}

A patricide (anagram)

I act with a pride, running round, dealing with sick children

Adjective (-ic)

Amid 17, shorten form of an organ

Of or pertaining to pangenesis.

Of wordless expression

Rubbish for parodying, like some theatrical entertainment

""Joining the uniting of two individual organisms or animals anatomically and physiologically, under either experimental or natural conditions. ; parabiotic,""

""PARACHUTE A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence.""

PARADISE a place of extreme beauty and delight

Often Paradise The Garden of Eden.

""PARAFFINE A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless and odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc., by distillation. It is used in candles, as a sealing agent (such as in canning of preserves), as a waterproofing agent, as an illuminant and as a lubricant. It is very inert, not being acted upon by most of the strong chemical reagents. It was formerly regarded as a definite compound, but is now known to be a complex mixture of several higher hydrocarbons of the methane or marsh-gas series; hence, by extension, any substance, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, of the same chemical series; thus gasoline, coal gas and kerosene consist largely of paraffins.paraffins.""

""Mathematics a. A constant in an equation that varies in other equations of the same general form, especially such a constant in the equation of a curve or surface that can be varied to represent a family of curves or surfaces.""

Blame taken by feeble soldier about having immobilised lower section

""Of pertaining to, or characterized by, parataxis.""

PARODIST one who {parodies=v}

Causing disease

Notice gap in organisation - hospital cuts could cause disease

Route around soldier in charge may carry infectious consequences

Of or relating to pathology.

Russian middle name

Sort of name unusual for Cypriot man

Name derived from forefather

Of or pertaining to pederasty.

PEDOPHILE A person who has pedophilia.

""Of, pertaining to, or resembling, pegmatite; as, the pegmatic structure of certain rocks resembling graphic granite. as, the pegmatic structure of certain rocks resembling graphic granite.""

Like the scale C-D-E-G-A-C

Description of scale that could be found in ancient pot

PERICYCLE

""Sessile organisms, such as algae and small crustaceans, that live attached to surfaces projecting from the bottom of a freshwater aquatic environment.""

Viewing on all sides

PETROL to supply with petrol (gasoline)

""PHAGOCYTE A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed.""

Spectral tailless rodents seen by parking area in southern county

Eerie

PHENOTYPE

Drunken hack almost lit pile of stamps

Relating to postage stamps

For stamp collectors

Being thus makes the GP calm, I fancy

Precarious plight came without emotion

Calm on pitch with game left in the air

""Of or pertaining to phlogiston, or to belief in its existence.""

PHONEME a unit of speech

Pl. phonologies The study of speech sounds in language or a language with reference to their distribution and patterning and to tacit rules governing pronunciation.

""Pertaining to, or containing, phosphorus, phosphoric acid, or phosphates; as, phosphatic nodules. as, phosphatic nodules.""

The acid in Coca Cola

Relating to a particular element

Liable to be shot (wordplay)

Pretty as a picture (wordplay)

Welcome adjective for screen hopefuls.

""Decaying the breakdown of matter or materials under the influence of light. ; photolytic , adj . Light ()""

Rendering the skin susceptible to damage by light. Used of certain medications and cosmetics.

Poisonous to plants.

PLANKTON the minute animal and plant life of a body of water

Having the property of pleochroism.

PLEONASTE A black variety of spinel.

PLEUSTON aquatic vegetation

Having more than one atom in the molecule; consisting of several atoms.

Hospital able to treat wide variety of diseases

CYCLIC moving in complete circles

CYSTIC pertaining to a {cyst=n}

Excessive or abnormal thirst.

Pertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of learning.

PHASIC relating to a phase

Having a multiplicity of sounds.

POPULIST a member of a party which represents the common people

Adjective (-ic)

Subsequent to the Babylonian captivity, in Jewish history

POZZOLAN a finely divided material used to make cement

MEIOTIC pertaining to {meiosis=n}

MYCOTIC pertaining to {mycosis=n}

""Affected by presbyopia; also, remedying presbyopia; farsighted.""

VOCALIC a vowel sound

Zoology Having a pattern or coloration adapted for natural camouflage.

Favoring Simon Magus's sect (wordplay)

Looking ahead

Omen.

Of or pertaining to the pronephros.

Like artificial body parts

Peg cheers German man with facial twitch

Like Captain Hook's hook

""PROTOTYPE An original or model after which anything is copied; the pattern of anything to be engraved, or otherwise copied, cast, or the like; a primary form; exemplar; archetype.""

Adjective (-ic)

Indulging in fighting

Of prize-fighting

One who loves lighting (wordplay)

One who goes up on flames (wordplay)

He's a flaming nutter!

Any of various thermometers used for measuring high temperatures.

PYROPE a variety of garnet

QUARTZITE Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed sandstone; called also quartz rock. quartz rock.

""Of or pertaining to the Quietists, or to Quietism.""

Relating to or caused by radioactivity.

Of uranium, plutonium, etc.

Concerning X-rays

Pl. radiolyses (-s z ) Molecular decomposition of a substance as a result of radiation.

Like some electrical resistors

RIGORIST one who professes rigorism

Joint at the base of the spine

A joint in the lower back

Strong pelvic joint

""Of, producing, or resulting from putrefaction.""

""SAXOPHONE A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet.""

Causing division in the RC Church

Favouring separation from a church

Singular elegance about theory volunteers rejected being fractious (wordplay)

Relating to education

Pedant and stoic clash violently

Clash with stoic could be academic

Of physics or biology perhaps

Part of UNESCO.

Methodical but not artistic presumably

Showing only surface knowledge.

""A disease of the sebaceous glands characterized by excessive secretion of sebum or an alteration in its quality, resulting in an oily coating, crusts, or scales on the skin.""

PUBLIC people as a whole

Like Paraguay's climate

SEPTIC an agent producing sepsis

Like some plays.

Half-and-half kind of drama

Ignoring real complexity

Not recognising true complexity

Naive; ignoring complexities

SKELETON the supporting bone structure of a body

""The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.""

Unschooled

""SOLONETZ a type of soil, also SOLONETS""

A chemical reaction in which the solute and solvent react to form a new compound.

Pertaining to a second-year student (US)

Like a lot of humor in this puzzle, maturity-wise, admittedly

Of or pertaining to the viscera; visceral.

Biology ()

""Reproduction by multiple fission of a spore or zygote, characteristic of many sporozoans. Sporogony results in the production of sporozoites.""

Having poor ecological adaptability

Skillful in guessing or conjecturing.

STRABISM a squint

AQUATIC an organism living in or near water

OCEANIC pertaining to the ocean

Very fast - 11 (anagram)

Boom-causing, perhaps

*Anthropocentric jet type (wordplay)

Inspector cunningly concealing university second degree in music

Adjective (-ic)

""SYNCHRO a type of remote-control device, also SELSYN""

Working together

Cooperative.

Of or pertaining to syphilis; of the nature of syphilis; affected with syphilis.

Methodical teams City's deployed

Methodical distribution of city's steam

Done methodically

Foreign claimant is charming (wordplay)

The study of the conditions and processes by which organisms become fossilized.

""Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism.""

Relating to stuffed animals

Like remote data transmissions

Of the science of data transmission

Caused by providential guidance

Adjective (-ic)

More than sensitive (wordplay)

Always in one's thoughts (wordplay)

Like a meeting of the minds (wordplay)

Like some communication

Long-distance, for instance.

Police sect (anagram)

Like some gun sights

Like some lenses

Producing darkness

TETRAMER a type of {polymer=n}

Fish beginning to ruin style of provincial ruler

Ruling in the name of a god

Like Aztecan society

Of government by the clergy

""Of or pertaining to a theopany; appearing to man, as a god.""

THERMION an ion emitted by a heated body

THOLEIITE

""Pl. thromboses (-s z) The formation, presence, or development of a thrombus.""

""Belonging to, or constituted by, timocracy.""

TOTALIST one who tends to regard things as a unified whole

""TOTEMIST a specialist in totemism, also TOTEMITE""

Like "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Sad but funny

Sad, but kinda funny at the same time

Like some organisms modified in labs

Containing DNA from a different organism

SONIC pertaining to sound

""TREMOLITE A white variety of amphibole, or hornblende, occurring in long, bladelike crystals, and coarsely fibrous masses.""

TRIBRACH a type of metrical foot

GLYPHIC pertaining to a {glyph=n}

""GRAPHIC a painting, print, illustration or diagram""

MORPHIC pertaining to form

Pl. tropologies The use of tropes in speech or writing.

""Of, pertaining to, or affected with, tympanites.""

BASIC fundamental principles

Advocating the extreme.

MAFIC a term for minerals rich in magnesium and iron