Dictionary

cryo- en · X

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹʌɪəʊ/ (UK)
• /ˈkɹaɪoʊ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os, “ice, icy cold, chill, frost”).

Meanings

1. (morpheme) cold, freezing
2. (morpheme) cryonics

Antonyms

thermo-

Deriveds

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

Synonyms

psychro-

Translations (9)

sv kryo- (cold, freezing) · it crio- (cold, freezing) · sv lågtemperatur- (cold, freezing) · scn criu- (cold, freezing) · ga crió- (cold, freezing) · ca crio- (cold, freezing) · pl krio- (cold, freezing) · ka კრიო- (cold, freezing) · es crio- (cold, freezing)