ionic
ion.ic \i--'a:n-ik\ aj [ISV] : relating to, employing, or existing in the form of ions 1. Ion.ic \i--'a:n-ik\ aj [L & MF; MF ionique, fr. L ionicus, fr. Gk io-nikos, fr. (XIo-nia Ionia 1: of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians 2: belonging to or resembling the Ionic order of architecture characterize d esp. by the spiral volutes of its capital 2. Ionic n : a dialect of ancient Greek used in Ionia that is the vehicle of an impor tant body of literature