tyros- root words — words with the tyros- root

The root tyros- comes from Greek tyros, meaning cheese. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including tyrocidine, tyrosinase, tyrosine, tyrothricin. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tyros- root

Explore words with tyros- — words containing the tyros- root and sharing its sense of "cheese". Examples include tyrocidine, tyrosinase, tyrosine, tyrothricin. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tyros- mean?

The tyros- root means cheese, from Greek tyros. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.