cryo-


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

Origin of cryo-

1
Combining form representing Greek krýos

Words Nearby cryo-

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How to use cryo- in a sentence

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

    Marriage | H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for cryo-

cryo-

combining form
  1. indicating low temperature; frost, cold, or freezing: cryogenics; cryosurgery

Origin of cryo-

1
from Greek kruos icy cold, frost

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