silic- root words — words with the silic- root

The root silic- comes from Latin silex, meaning flint, hard stone. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including silicon, silica, silicate, silicates, siliceous, silicone, silicosis. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the silic- root

Explore words with silic- — words containing the silic- root and sharing its sense of "flint, hard stone". Examples include silicon, silica, silicate, silicates, siliceous, silicone, silicosis. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does silic- mean?

The silic- root means flint, hard stone, from Latin silex. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.