auxo- root words — words with the auxo- root

The root auxo- comes from Greek auxein, meaning to increase. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including antiauxin, auxetic, auxetically, auxin, auxinic, auxochrome, auxometer, auxotroph, auxotrophic. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the auxo- root

Explore words with auxo- — words containing the auxo- root and sharing its sense of "to increase". Examples include antiauxin, auxetic, auxetically, auxin, auxinic, auxochrome, auxometer, auxotroph, auxotrophic. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The auxo- root means to increase, from Greek auxein. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.