cryo-

See also: cryo

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “icy cold, chill, frost”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹʌɪəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹaɪoʊ/
• Hyphenation: cry‧o-

Prefix

cryo-

1. cold, freezing
2. cryonics

Synonyms

• psychro-

Antonyms

• thermo-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with cryo-

• cryalgesia
• cryoaerotherapy
• cryobiology
• cryochemistry
• cryolava
• cryolith
• cryology
• cryomilling
• cryopedology
• cryophilia
• cryopulverization
• cryovolcano

 

Translations

cold, freezing

• Catalan: crio- (ca)
• Georgian: კრიო- (ḳrio-)
• Irish: crió-
• Italian: crio- (it)
• Sicilian: criu-
• Spanish: crio- (es)
• Swedish: kryo-, lågtemperatur-

Anagrams

• Cory, Croy, cory, croy

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Prefix

cryo-

1. cryo-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with cryo-

French

Prefix

cryo-

1. cryo-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with cryo-