cryo-
prefixUK /ˈkɹʌɪəʊ/ · US /ˈkɹaɪoʊ/
Etymology Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os, “ice, icy cold, chill, frost”).
1
Morpheme cold, freezing
2
Morpheme cryonics
- Synonyms
- psychro-
- Antonyms
- thermo-
- Derived terms
- cryalgesia, cryoaerotherapy, cryobiology, cryochemistry, cryolava, cryolith, cryology, cryomilling, cryopedology, cryophilia, cryopulverization, cryovolcano