mesic

[ mez-ik, mes-, mee-zik, -sik ]

/ ˈmɛz ɪk, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zɪk, -sɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.

Nearby words

mesiad, mesial, mesial angle, mesial occlusion, mesially, mesic, mesio-, mesio-occlusal, mesiobuccal, mesiocervical, mesioclusion

Origin of mesic

First recorded in 1925–30; mes- + -ic

Related forms

mes·i·cal·ly, adverb

Definition for mesic (2 of 2)

mesic

[ mee-zik, -sik, mez-ik, mes- ]

/ ˈmi zɪk, -sɪk, ˈmɛz ɪk, ˈmɛs- /

adjective Physics.

of or relating to a meson; mesonic.

Origin of mesic

First recorded in 1935–40; mes(on) + -ic

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Examples from the Web for mesic

However, in summer, the finding of a racer in mesic woodland is a rare event.
Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor|Henry S. Fitch
In fallen leaves and decaying wood in xeric and mesic hammock habitats (Friauf, 1953).
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
The stock on the Caribbean lowlands remained in mesic environments and evolved into S. cyanosticta.
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca|William E. Duellman
Peromyscus maniculatus is ubiquitous, occurring in habitats ranging from mesic boreal forests to arid southwestern deserts.
Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado|Charles L. Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for mesic

mesic

/ (ˈmiːzɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or growing in conditions of medium water supplymesic plants

of or relating to a meson

Derived Forms

mesically, adverb

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Science definitions for mesic

mesic

[ mĕz′ĭk, mĕs′-, mē′zĭk, -sĭk ]

Relating or adapted to a moderately moist habitat. The sugar maple, white ash, and basswood are mesic plants. Compare hydric xeric.