tox- root words — words with the tox- root

The root tox- comes from Greek toxikon, meaning arrow poison. 18 words in Dendril are built from it, including toxic, toxin, toxins, detox, detoxed, detoxes, detoxing, toxicity, toxicology, antitoxin, antitoxins, detoxification. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tox- root

Explore words with tox- — words containing the tox- root and sharing its sense of "arrow poison". Examples include toxic, toxin, toxins, detox, detoxed, detoxes, detoxing, toxicity, toxicology, antitoxin, antitoxins, detoxification. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The tox- root means arrow poison, from Greek toxikon. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.