tribade- root words — words with the tribade- root

The root tribade- comes from Greek tribein, meaning to rub. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including lithotripter, lithotriptor, tribade, triboelectricity, tribology, triboluminescence, triboluminescent, tribometer. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tribade- root

Explore words with tribade- — words containing the tribade- root and sharing its sense of "to rub". Examples include lithotripter, lithotriptor, tribade, triboelectricity, tribology, triboluminescence, triboluminescent, tribometer. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The tribade- root means to rub, from Greek tribein. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.