pycn- root words — words with the pycn- root

The root pycn- comes from Greek pyknos, meaning dense, thick. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including pycnidium, pycnodysostosis, pycnogonoid, pycnometer, pycnosis, pyknic, pyknosis. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pycn- root

Explore words with pycn- — words containing the pycn- root and sharing its sense of "dense, thick". Examples include pycnidium, pycnodysostosis, pycnogonoid, pycnometer, pycnosis, pyknic, pyknosis. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pycn- mean?

The pycn- root means dense, thick, from Greek pyknos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.