cryo-

1. a combining form meaning “icy cold,” “frost,” used in the formation of compound words:

   cryogenics.

cryo-

combining_form

1. indicating low temperature; frost, cold, or freezing

   cryosurgery

   cryogenics

Word History and Origins

Origin of cryo-¹

Combining form representing Greek krýos

Word History and Origins

Origin of cryo-¹

from Greek kruos icy cold, frost

Example Sentences

You were intelligent, though unsound—about cryo-hydrates it was.

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