Iodic \I*od"ic\, a. [Cf. F. iodique. See Iodine.]

(Chem.) to, or containing, iodine; specif., denoting those compounds in which it has a relatively high valence; as, iodic acid.

Iodic acid, a monobasic acid, consisting of iodine with three parts of oxygen and one of hydrogen.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)