cry / cryo
cold, frost
Greek · kryos (κρύος)
Cry and cryo words come from the Greek word for frost. Cryogenic means very cold, and a crystal was first thought of as clear ice.
Memory trick
Cryo is cold: think of ice crystals on a winter window.
Words from this root
- crystal (cryst + al) — a clear, hard, shiny solidस्फटिक, क्रिस्टल
- crystalline (crystal + ine) — like crystal; clearस्फटिक जैसा; साफ़
- crystallize (crystal + ize) — to form crystalsक्रिस्टल बनना
- crystallization (crystal + ization) — forming of crystalsक्रिस्टल बनने की प्रक्रिया
- recrystallize (re + crystal + ize) — to crystallize againफिर से क्रिस्टल बनना
- cryogen (cryo + gen) — a very cold liquid for freezingबहुत ठंडा द्रव
- cryogenic (cryo + genic) — of very low temperaturesअति निम्न तापमान का
- cryogenics (cryo + genics) — science of very low temperatureअति निम्न तापमान का विज्ञान
- cryobiology (cryo + biology) — study of life in coldठंड में जीवन का अध्ययन
- cryosurgery (cryo + surgery) — surgery using freezingजमाकर की जाने वाली सर्जरी
- cryotherapy (cryo + therapy) — treatment using coldठंडक से इलाज
- cryonics (cryo + nics) — freezing bodies for future revivalशरीर को जमाकर सुरक्षित रखना
- cryolite (cryo + lite) — a pale mineral used in aluminiumएक सफ़ेद खनिज