cryo-

cryo-

cold or freezing: cryogen

Origin of cryo-

from Classical Greek kryos, cold, frost: see crude

cryo-

prefix

Cold; freezing: cryoscopy.

Origin of cryo-

From Greek kruos icy cold ; see kreus- in Indo-European roots.

cryo

Prefix

cold, freezing

Origin

From Ancient Greek κρύος (kruos, “icy cold, chill, frost”).

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