holic- root words — words with the holic- root

The root holic- comes from Arabic alcohol, meaning addicted to. 16 words in Dendril are built from it, including workaholic, workaholics, gasohol, acetal, acetaldehyde, aldehyde, aldol, benzaldehyde, bromal, butyraldehyde, chloral, chocoholic. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the holic- root

Explore words with holic- — words containing the holic- root and sharing its sense of "addicted to". Examples include workaholic, workaholics, gasohol, acetal, acetaldehyde, aldehyde, aldol, benzaldehyde, bromal, butyraldehyde, chloral, chocoholic. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The holic- root means addicted to, from Arabic alcohol. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.