Initialism of independent contractor. / Initialism of irreducible complexity. / (chemistry) Initialism of intercalation compound. / (chemistry) Initialism of ion chromatography.

Pseudo-acronym of icy. / Initialism of in charge. / (role-playing games, fandom slang) Initialism of in character.

Pseudo-acronym of I see.

(astronomy) Initialism of Index Catalogue (part of the NGC survey of J.L.E. Dreyer’s update to the Herschel General Catalogue).

Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.

(obsolete) forms abstract nouns

plural of icing

Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice. / Forms nouns referring to activities.

With ice added. / Very cold, but not necessarily containing ice. / Covered with icing.

present participle of ice