rad- root words — words with the rad- root

The root rad- comes from Latin radere, meaning to scrape, scratch. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including abradable, abradant, corrade, corrasion, dermabrasion, raduliform, ramentum, rasorial, razorblades. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the rad- root

Explore words with rad- — words containing the rad- root and sharing its sense of "to scrape, scratch". Examples include abradable, abradant, corrade, corrasion, dermabrasion, raduliform, ramentum, rasorial, razorblades. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does rad- mean?

The rad- root means to scrape, scratch, from Latin radere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.