cryology

[krahy-ol-uh-jee]

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noun

the study of snow and ice.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cryology¹

First recorded in 1945–50; cryo- + -logy

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Example Sentences

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The fossils were discovered in 2010 by Sofia Sinitsa, a geologist at the Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology of the Russian Academy of Sciences.