Which root denotes 'white'?

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Multiple Choice

Which root denotes 'white'?

Explanation:
White is depicted by the Greek-derived root leuk/o-. It appears in terms like leukocyte (white blood cell) and leukemia (a disease of white blood cells). The other roots point to different ideas: lucent means light or clear, not specifically white; lact/o relates to milk; ling- or lingu- relates to the tongue. So leuk/o- is the root that denotes white.

White is depicted by the Greek-derived root leuk/o-. It appears in terms like leukocyte (white blood cell) and leukemia (a disease of white blood cells). The other roots point to different ideas: lucent means light or clear, not specifically white; lact/o relates to milk; ling- or lingu- relates to the tongue. So leuk/o- is the root that denotes white.

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