"thymic" meaning in English

See thymic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈθaɪmɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thymic.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -aɪmɪk Etymology: Etymology tree English thyme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English thymic From thyme + -ic. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|thyme|-ic|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English thyme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English thymic [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ic", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ikos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ikos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-icus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ique", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ik", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "thymic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="thymic"> From thyme + -ic. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} thymic (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to the thymus gland Tags: not-comparable
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  2. (organic chemistry) Derived from thymol Tags: not-comparable
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